Being nervous was a weakness because I, as a trained counselor, felt that being nervous caused me to not make enough eye contact. Because I was nervous, I looked at the customer while he spoke, but when it was my turn to speak, I looked away. Being nervous also had a negative effect on my confidence; I think the session would have been better if I wasn't nervous and my confidence had increased. It is important that the trained assistant is not nervous because if they are nervous the client may feel even worse than they already do and the session will not help the client because the trained assistant will not not helping him as much as he.