What is a chess Counselor

A  counselor is someone who serves their clients by utilizing counseling theories and best practices in order to guide instruction, foster strong relationships, meet goals, and ultimately improve quality of life. A chess counselor is a counselor who uses the game of chess as an educational tool to foster change.

Chess has been proven to improve various skills:

• Focusing: Learning to appreciate the value of patience and placing one’s center of attention to the task of hand

• Visualizing: Imagining potential scenarios

• Thinking ahead: “Think before you act”

• Weighing options: Making judgements of potential paths to take

• Analyzing Concretely: Assessing and reflecting on decisions of the past

• Planning: Learning to set goals and take steps in achieving them

• Decision making: Making choices in difficult situations