Handholding- Bringing in the flow of the client

                                  Bringing in the flow to the client

* Client – A person who wants to change. So he/she will answer your questions.

                 Family members are not clients.

* C’s counseling- Anxiety- Verify the symptoms

        Looking at the data

Govt employee- fear, stress, nervousness for 10 years – no specific first incident- C identified as anxiety

Gave self affirmative statements, relaxation technique

P – wonderfully done. Nice r/l with client. Can I ask a small question? What do you mean by anxiety?

( C needs to have a clear idea)

# Take the pressure off completely and reach a completion.

 

When is the right time to ask question?

Threshold point- Client talking about something and changing to another topic.

-          This gap to be picked up intuitively

-          Questions to be framed such as to continue with the flow

-          Questions are to be asked when the client is ready for questions

 

Flow  - Therapist is at the service of the client.

 

Appreciating :

*Do it in the HERE & NOW.

*Check whether it reached the other person because you are important and your appreciation is important”.

*Other person may take it or reject it.

You have 1. Observational capacity, 2. Listening capacity 3. Understanding capacity

When the client is talking, breathe consciously.

Appreciation- 1. Opening the gate for the client  2. Redirecting the client with positive regard.

                        Client start trusting.

 

Story telling:

Client comes up with one emotion and move into other emotions.

At the end of the session, client needs a change in emotion.

1.      Knowing the journey of emotion of client.

P’s story of crawling under bed at the sight of masked artisans - what is the evidence of this?

 

Feedback :

1.      What to maintain

2.      What to minimize

3.      What to increase