Counseling Session Reflection

The counseling experience with Marcel was challenging, flfilling and unique. Marcel at my first glance seemed like a timid, and quiet type of person. The way he walked into the room, his body language from his head hanging down, so immediately finding a spot on the couch seemed eager to finish the session quickly.

The first session, the first impression is essential to me. The more information I retain in the session will be the normal questions such as his current mind frame of his interest levels about things. The rules were discussed in first 15 minutes of the session.

Before I began the counseling session. I respectfully offered a beverage or snack to Marcel. The effective way of counseling is more from a natural circumstance. I believe this is considered as being a door opener. This should occur within the first ten minutes into the session. I want the client to be relaxed and free to speak about

Rules included confidentiality, waivers and what to expect throughout the sessions.Confidentiality is an ethical concern. The fundamental intent is to protect a client's right to privacy by ensuring that matters disclosed to a professional not be relayed to others without the informed consent of the client. The right of the client to make sure that they feel safe and continue to engage with the counselor during sessions is Confidentiality. Counselors who operate from culturally biased views of mental health and who use intervention strategies that are not congruent with the values of culturally diverse people perpetuate forms of injustice and institutional racism (Duran et al.,2008). The client must feel accepted by the counselor in order to proceed in counseling. These standards are guided by the respect of ethical and confidentiality.

Marcel seemed noticeable disinterested about his reasoning into coming to counseling. My first attempt was to use the rest of the session to learn about