By way of shamanic counseling the person gains the ability to do the shamanic journey. This way he or she gets direct part of the spiritual wisdom and counsel about important topics or problems in the person’s life. 

In the beginning the journeys takes place while the counselor is present, so the person learns how to formulate the intention for the journey. After the journey the individual retells the experiences of the journey and together the counselor and client find the answers to the intention in what the person experienced during the journey. 

It is the clients own interpretation of the answers to the intention that counts, as nobody else but the person herself can understand and interpret the answers from the spirit helpers. The counselor’s role is as an instructor or facilitator of the shamanic techniques, as the true counseling comes from the spirit helpers in the none-ordinary reality. It is from spirit helpers, the person gains power and wisdom.

 As the person gains experience formulating the intention for the journey and feels comfortable with their spirit helpers and the received teachings become more apparent a change in the individual usually takes place. The person will find his or hers spring to power, love and freedom, and they will experience that the commando and authority is back in their own hands. This means that they are able to handle the day to day life better now that they no longer feel alone or separated from the rest of the world.