Realms of Therapeutic Issues

     It is becoming clearer and clearer to me that a respectable counselor does not just query a client about the problem at hand.  Sure, a client may come in with a presenting concern, but is that issue their true problem?  I think that a lot of counselors would find this doubtful.  Exploring a client's whole self is of utmost importance.  What I would like to understand are all the realms of self that a counselor would and should cover.  I guess a first step in this understanding is to attempt a creation of a list of these "realms." Here we go:

• Childhood
• Family
• Current relationships (romantic)
• Work
• Friends/Other influencers
• Strengths/Weaknesses
• Fears
• Current life events/issues
• Long term event/issues
• Exercise/Diet
• Financial Issues
• Values