What can I expect from a counselor?

Your counselor ought to:

treat you with integrity.
be honest and forthright with you.
have taken their own personal healing work seriously and have addressed it in some in meaningful and significant way.
respect your opinions and beliefs even if they differ from their own.
be non-judge mental in every aspect.
act ethically and morally.
make you aware of your rights and responsibilities at the beginning of therapy.