Counselling Microskills: Reflecting Feelings I
Channel: Sandra Collins
Date: 2023-05-16

Through the counselling microskill of reflecting feeling the counsellor highlights possible underlying emotions or sensations implicit in what the client has said (i.e., "You are feeling discouraged after this series of events in your life"). When reflecting feeling, the counsellor adds a new twist or expands on what the client has said but also stays close enough to the client's previous feeling descriptions so that the statement serves the purposes communicating deeper understanding of client feeling, offering slightly different lens or perspective on affect or body sensations, and actively contributing to shared understanding.

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Sandra Collins, PhD
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