Mock Session: A Reflection Of A Mock Session

Reflection for Mock Session 3

I walked in my third and final mock session with a level of comfortability that I knew what I was dealing with and prepared for the client. Feed back form my classmate during my last case presentation was perfect a gave me an air of confidence for my last session. However, it was a grounding experience when the client brought up a current crisis she was dealing with at the moment. The client mentioned that she was was pregnant and was not able to make a decision of weather to keep the baby or have an abortion. The client came in with a very real level of anxiety that created a tension throughout the session that really tested my ability to stay present and support the client during this sensitive time.

In The

I tried to maintain good eye contact and relaxed body language to help defuse some of the tension that was in the room during the session. I also tried to use my tonality as a way to regulate the client while in session. While I was consciously doing these things, it did not feel contrived as I revised the mock session. I remember being nervous about my expressions, specially when the client talks about how she felt homeless. However, my nervousness did not come across after watching the mock session. for some of the session I was holding a pen as part of an activity to write down pros and cons of having a baby. While during my first mock session it was clear that the pen was a device I use to sooth my anxiety, this time around it was more about regulating the client with a more relaxed body

along with presence, I introduced mediation and deep breathing as coping skills the client could use to help clear her mind when she needs to. While the client thought it was helpful as evidenced by her response in the evaluation, she did challenge using it within the session. I believed I was able to handle the challenge from the client and get more buy-in for the use of the technique in return. The client mentioned “Frank introduced breathing technique and meditation successfully”. I was able to disclose some of my experience with meditation and deep breathing to help guide how it could be beneficial for her as well. I also introduced roleplays as a way to show different perspectives to the ones she introduces while talking about how others will treat her if she talks about her pregnancy. I believed this portion shined a light on some of her misconceptions she had about