Education plays a crucial role in the development of individuals and society. SMA Al-Rifa'ie Gondanglegi, an Indonesian secondary educational institution, holds the responsibility of providing quality education to its students. However, some students face learning difficulties that hinder their academic progress. To address this issue, the researcher focuses on studying the learning difficulties, guidance and counseling strategies, and the outcomes of guidance and counseling at SMA Al-Rifa'ie Gondanglegi for the academic year 2022/2023. Through a qualitative case study approach, data collection methods such as participant observation, unstructured interviews, and documentation are utilized, with the data analysis employing the interaction model. The research concludes that there are learning difficulties at SMA Al-Rifa'ie Gondanglegi, and the implementation of guidance and counseling has been successful in addressing these difficulties, resulting in positive outcomes for the students.

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