Informed concern is an important principle in counselling that refers to the counsellor’s genuine awareness, understanding, and appropriate response to the client’s needs, difficulties, feelings, and circumstances. It involves showing concern for the client while maintaining professional boundaries, respect, objectivity, and the client’s autonomy. In counselling, concern should not become sympathy, over-involvement, judgement, or dependence; rather, it should promote the client’s psychological growth and ability to deal effectively with problems. Informed concern requires the counsellor to understand the client as a whole person. The counsellor should carefully listen to the client’s experiences, emotions, behaviour, relationships, values, and social circumstances. This understanding should be based on adequate information rather