My progress or the lack of it (counseling)

Was quite busy with video recording counseling sessions as an assignment together with other written assignments to be handed up. I had my first supervision a week ago. Supervision refers to an apprentice getting feedback from a qualified and experienced counselor whilst you are counseling a helpee.
My supervisor complimented me for having what they term as a "hypnotic counselor voice", i.e. a soothing comforting voice which kind of hypnotize client to share and pour their hearts out.However my biggest drawback for that session was my eagerness to get the client to achieve something out of the session, i.e."pushing the client towards a goal". Supervisor commented that if the client wants to explore their feelings even for 10 sessions we have to pace the client. Only when the client is ready to change can we explore change together.
After the session, I joked with my classmates that with my "hypnotic" counselor voice, I can probably make money out of rich people like "tai tais" for instance who just feel good talking, rambling and venting, without wanting to change (eg. they don't really want to walk out of their wealthy husbands do they, hahaha).To assuage my guilt I will then apportion the other half of my time volunteering.

Today's papers about the mother who killed her 13 year old teenage son strikes me again that so many people really need help. Gosh, the boy could well be just one of the students whom I talk to. (I am a volunteer assistant school counselor). It is just so tragic, and the boy was known to be quite "bubbly" which means he and his mother probably aren't even candidates for counseling. The prevalent focus on economic well being has overshadowed people's emotional needs. So little resources is channeled towards netizen's emotional health; assuming the family support system will take care of it. I suggested once to the father of one of my students that there was little supervision at home. He then embarked on his long lament "You know how difficult it is to earn a living in Spore, when can I find time to monitor him ( I found out they stay in a condo ) . Anyway he has a long list of requests of the school including making his son stay back in school the whole day under supervision. Is this a question of shirking responsibility as a parent or is it a real life struggle between basic and 'secondary' needs, I don't know. ( Here I really mean I do not know and is not being sarcastic. I am still wondering.)

Then there is this self proclaimed rebellious girl whom I have a growing fondness. Into our second session I revealed to her a bit about myself which counselors should actually refrain from doing. She chatted passionately about what she likes and what she hates but didn't really disclose much about her family. She said she was offered tuition by her teacher and church friend which she flatly refused because she doesn't care about passing her exams. Phew! Asking her the reasons why she felt that way really put her off. At a loss myself , I sighed and exclaimed more to myself than to her (another no no ) "How come you always say I don't really care?" I didn't expect an answer really. After a long pause.... "You know why," she said " Because if the person who gave birth to you doesn't care about you, why should you care".