Five counselors(representing 8 cases)and 6 clients participated in semi-structured, individual interviews on positive and negative experience in therapy. Transcripts were subjected to qualitative analysis. Results indicated that all clients wanted to discuss personal material in a secure setting where they could feel safe. Five of the clients experienced discomfort in the process of counseling, when acceptance, empathy, and/or a clear boundary were not provided. Counselor's interventions that failed to meet clients' needs led to distress for clients. Counselors should be accepting and empathic, present a clear therapeutic framework, as well as accurately assess and respond to clients' needs.
内容記述
【原著/Original Articles】
雑誌名
明治学院大学心理学紀要 = Meiji Gakuin University bulletin of psychology
巻
30
ページ
13 - 26
発行年
2020-03-10
ISSN
1880-2494
書誌レコードID
AA1203367X
著者版フラグ
publisher
その他のタイトル
The counselor-client relationship in psychotherapy: A qualitative analysis of counselors' and clients' experience