Counselling Microskills: Inviting embodiment
Channel: Sandra Collins
Date: 2023-05-16

In this video we demonstrate the microskill of inviting embodiment in counselling. When a counsellor invites embodiment, they encourage the client to attend to physical sensations, body positioning, or other embodied experiences as an avenue for exploring emotion. Here is an example: "Describe what your shoulders would say if they were given a voice." The purpose of this microskill is to shift attention from thoughts and behaviour to feelings and sensations and to actively contribute to deeper, shared understanding of embodied emotion. You can view descriptions and video demonstrations for other microskills and techniques through my Counselling Microskills and Techniques playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZkRzHU4Rjb00X5yz475ITmTzPepFhXEm.

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Sandra Collins, PhD
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