The Power Of Mindfulness Meditation

In having communication with a diversity of people in my seminar, I’ve realized that I have two strategies on constructive feedback that I need to improve on and those are emphasizing strategy and paraphrasing strategy. Empathizing and paraphrasing necessitates self-confidence to open up my feelings and allowing for comprehension of other person’s internal state. I use my skills in offering constructive feedback by breaking my own boundaries by encouraging myself to listen so that I can maintain a sense of understanding towards other people’s feelings and emotions. I try to place other people 's thoughts, needs and feelings before my own. This helps in conquer my weakness, because being conscious of the others helps me to understand their

Understanding the relationship between what we tell ourselves (bad gestalts) and negative thought processes and can become a part of the healing process. Through this form of therapeutic process, individuals can become better equipped to understand themselves and make better or healthier choices, creating a unity of mind, body and spirit. When Gestalt theory is applied to taking of responsibility for problematic life experiences, the experiential work lies in assisting the client in taking ownership, self-examination, then making choices and resolving difficulties. When theory is applied to a play therapy relationship, the therapist enters into a partnership with the child, in a process where goals focus on empowerment of the child. This process is described in Oaklander, (2011).

From person-centred approach’ s view empathy is effective because it involves focussing of the client’s feelings, and this result in the client becoming aware of his ambiguous feelings, which allow him to deal with them and facilitate his agency over them (Mearns & Thorne, 2013, p64). I think I have a good level of empathy towards others, and think that I need to practice more on creating the balanced empathy between the self and the others. Thus a balanced perspective will result in best

The therapist will respond to the clients perception of their reality at that moment. A good rapport between therapist and client is required for empathic attunement to occur and this is something that may develop over time (Ferraro). Trust will need to be built between the therapist and client so that the client can explore their feelings and concerns knowing they are in a safe enviroment. Fear and anxiety may cause the client to stop exploring along with misattunement and non attunement on the therapists part ( McCluskey, Hooper & Miller). Effective empathic attunement requires the therapist to focus on the clients process whilst being aware of their internal processes along with recognising the boundaries between the client and themselves ( Erskine,

On the other hand, critical listening considers the view towards making some kind of evaluation that helps ... ... middle of paper ... ...t to be done. Secondly, empathic listening considers the sensitivity to the emotions being expressed. This is a core skill that strengthens the interpersonal effectiveness of individual. In communication, context and culture are inseparable. Those communicators who lack sense are likely to cause mishaps and trigger offensive delivery of information.

It involves knowing how to react or respond to the emotions of others in a way that is empathic, skillful and sensitive to both of the person’s needs. It is about manipulating others for one’s benefit, but about managing the situation in a way that is mutually respectful and satisfying. Helping in the development of others, being an inspiring leader and as a catalyst for change, collaboratively working in a high-performing team and ability to manage conflict is part of relationship management. This skill includes taking initiatives, developing eventful and logical thinking, following the commitments and adapting to the ever-changing life

In the use of experiential exercises, it is important to consider that therapy need not stop at merely the expression of emotions. Through the work of the Spirit in our hearts and lives, we find healing for emotional hurts we may have; however, we first have to know what those hurts are. Creating a safe environment to express emotions is the first step in finding freedom from the wounds of our past so that we might live restored lives. Proverbs encourages us to seek wisdom, that is, knowledge applied through discerned action. In the use of experiential therapy, it is important to make the point that being aware of our emotions is important, but it is only when we are able to take what we know about our feelings and use this information with discernment and appropriate action that we find personal growth.

With the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy people become knowledgeable with their perceptions of specific influences. Goals and Interventions Cognitive Behavioral therapy is a traditional therapeutic approach that contains goals and interventions based on observable behaviors and cognitive thinking. Several goals of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are to reduce behavioral stress and decrease psychological distress of experiences, to explore the relations with clients on their thoughts on their problems and to help them improve their mood and become self-efficient. These goals apply to Ana’s case because she needs therapy to change her thought process and her form of thinking. Other goals indicators include positive reinforcement of behavior and changes of feeling outcomes.

Most often in this model, it is important to use open ended questions in order to learn more information about the precipitating event. Questions beginning with “what” or “how” are most effective in this case. The ability to paraphrase is also important, which is the clinician’s ability to restate what they thought they heard in their own words or clarify what was said in a questioning manner. When this is done properly, the client knows that the counselor is listening and it helps build good rapport. Reflection of feelings is another technique to let the client know the counselor is listening, as well as summarization (Kanel,

It can allow you to feel more connected to others and see things in a new way by experiencing minds and worlds that are different from our own. This is why art is used as a therapeutic technique for general relaxation, but also in mental health to reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem. To support this the researchers Haeyan, van Hooren and Hutchemaekers used interviews to determine the effectiveness of art therapy. They claimed that drawings and paintings helped the individuals to focus on the present, identify their emotions and relate it to their body awareness. The report said that at the start this could feel worse but the insights they gained became the first step in recognizing and validating emotions.