If anybody would like more information on how counselling works, and whether this is something you would like to pursue, this is the piece you need to go through. She has carefully described the skills one needs to develop in order to be a good counsellor, along with the challenges that one may face in the process.

Give this a read: 

https://buddingpsychologists.org/challanges-related-to-counselling-and-how-to-overcome/