Pastoral Counseling as an Echoing Process: A Transformative Therapy Hour

The author posits that the essential core of pastoral counseling is an echoing process between client and therapist and between diagnostic listening and restorative responding. He illustrates this process by drawing on the case of a depressed middle-aged client. The therapist's response is desc...

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Main Author: Anderson, Douglas A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2002
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2002, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-9
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The author posits that the essential core of pastoral counseling is an echoing process between client and therapist and between diagnostic listening and restorative responding. He illustrates this process by drawing on the case of a depressed middle-aged client. The therapist's response is described as conveyed through personal presence that is welcoming, participative, courageous, and responsive.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230500205600102