Get good at noticing when you've landed a counter hit
Fighting games give notice when you do counters or reversals mid-fight. However, very few fighting games give as much of an advantage or reward for landing them other than maybe a slight boost in damage. In Guilty Gear Strive, counter hits provide enough hit-stun to follow-up with things you usually wouldn't. For example, Potemkin can line to heavy slashes if the first is a counter hit.