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Counselling is: The process that occurs when a client and counsellor set aside time in order to explore difficulties which may include the stressful or emotional feelings of the client.
There is a big difference between a professional counsellor and a person who uses some counselling skills as part of their role, for example their role as a friend or colleague.
Counselling is Not:
1) Giving advice.
2) Judgemental.
3) Attempting to sort out the problems of the client.
4) Expecting or encouraging a client to behave in a way in which the counsellor may have behaved when confronted with a similar problem in their own life.
5) Getting emotionally involved with the client.
Looking at a client's problems from your own perspective, based on your own value system.
So, if you have these skills - Go for it. All the best.

Physical cosmology is a branch of physics and astrophysics that deals with the study of the physical origins and evolution of the universe. It also includes the study of the nature of the universe on a large scale.
I think the most important thing one needs in a profession like astronomy and cosmology is curiosity. The conventional way is to go for Bachelors in physics, followed by a Masters and a PhD in physics. But some people are doing PhD after a Bachelors in engineering. One needs very good understanding of physics and maths as a prerequisite. Meanwhile, many leading research institutes like IUCAA, Pune organise short term Schools in astrophysics for school students, which should be used to get a deeper glimpse.