Why are counseling theories important to professional counselors?

Write a 75- to 100-word response to each of the following questions:

1. Why are counseling theories important to professional counselors?
2. What characteristics must an effective counselor possess?
3. How has psychoanalytic theory influenced professional counseling today?
4. How has neoanalytic theory influenced professional counseling today?

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