Surely we’re all familiar with this name. But first, let me give a little explanation of what it is. Guidance counseling, byname counseling and guidance, the process of helping individuals discover and develop their educational, vocational, and psychological potentialities and thereby to achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness. It refers to the services that promote personal, social, educational, and career development. Guidance counseling attends to the needs of students, parents, professional associates and the community.

Perhaps most of us think that counseling is a place for people who have problems with bad things. That makes many of us fear that place. In fact the counseling guidance room is a place where we can solve various problems and share many things.

In a school, teachers usually call students to counseling for a treatment, but not a few who come with their own initiative. counseling room should be a place to find information and solutions, especially for 12th grade students who are hungry for information about the world of colage, because of course there provides a lot of information about various universities. Not only that, counseling guidance also helps us to build a better self character.

"I am happy if I can help students solve their problems, so they can be happier and more calm," said Mrs. Santi, one of the counselors at SMAN 15 Surabaya. Many students have come to her with their own interests, some are asking for advice, seeking information, or just sharing stories. "After counseling, I feel more relaxed and enjoy because I can convey my problem and I get a solution," said one student of SMAN 15 Surabaya. Hopefully this can change our mindset, that counseling is not a scary place! Thankyou.