%0 Electronic Article %A Osman, Leila %I Peeters %D 2017 %G English %@ 2295-2837 %T The Effects of Therapist Mindfulness on Therapy: An Exploration of the Potential Benefits and Challenges of Therapist Mindfulness Practice %J Counseling et spiritualité %V 36 %N 1/2 %P 191-211 %U https://doi.org/10.2143/CS.36.1.3285232 %X Since its emergence in the West, mindfulness has become regarded as a valuable and effective therapeutic tool. Westernized by Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness's foundations stretch back to ancient Buddhist tradition. The current work first explored the foundations of mindfulness, followed by the shifts and transformations it has undergone to take shape as the popular therapeutic tool. In contemporary research, the effect of mindfulness as a therapeutic tool has been well researched. However, exploration of the effects of therapist mindfulness, particularly on clinical and relational aspects of therapy simultaneously, is less readily available. The goal of the current research was twofold: to illustrate the possible benefits and potential challenges of therapist mindfulness practice on therapy, and to explore therapeutic outcomes and their limitations. The possible implications for psychotherapy and therapeutic practice were discussed, as well as future areas of research.