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Counseling ReflectionBefore this experience, the longest counseling session I had taped was only 10 minuteslong. Therefore, after discovering that we would be taping a 30 minute session, I becameextremely anxious. A torrent of worries swept t hrough my mind, “What if I say something wrong? What if the client says nothing? What if the tape doesn’t work? And what can we talk about for 30 minutes?”
But, as those worries sprang to life, I remembered some wise advice thathelped alleviate my anxiety.Within the assigned readings for my techniques class, I have learned that in order tosucceed you have to fail. As blunt as that sounds, it is an accurate statement in regards tobudding counselors. I will not instantly become …show more content…

I always try to speak in aslow, clear, soft, and tentative manner so that the client does not feel intimidated or pressured by COUNSELING REFLECTION
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my comments. Similarly, this gentle demeanor helps my clients feel as if they are in safeenvironment in which they can freely speak their mind. Dr. McKee also commented on myvoice and said that it will be helpful to me later on and will allow me to perturb the client whilestill maintaining a non-threatening position.In addition to using the L.U.V technique, having an attentive body language, and a softvoice, I believe I also did well with my use of paralinguistic utterances. To encourage my clientto continue telling her story, I made a subtle “mmmmmm” noise when she finished a thought orduring an important segment in her narrative. Furthermore, I occasionally used paralinguisticutterances as a response and “skipped a turn” instead of providing a direct feedback.

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