a statement made by a therapist or counselor that is intended to highlight the feelings or attitudes implicitly … See more

Reflection of Feelings: Repeating what the client has shared about his or her feelings; this lets the client know the therapist is listening actively and understanding what the client is saying, as well as giving them an opportu… See more

Common reflective statement stems: “So you feel…” “It sounds like you…” “You’re wondering if…” “For you it’s like…” The listener can repeat or substitute synonyms or phrases and stay close to what the speaker ha… See more

In many counseling sessions, the client will speak the most as they recall, process, and experience growth in challenging areas. However, when it’s the therapist turn to speak, it is important what you chose to say and how yo… See more

Paraphrasing or active listening (coined by Carl R. Rogers in Client-Centered-Therapy) is a form of responding empathically to the emotions of another person by repeating in other words what this person said while focusing o… See more

Examples of reflection of feeling are ‘You’re feeling sad’ or ‘You feel sad’ or ‘You’re sad’. Sometimes, reflection of content and feelings are combined, as in the statement: ‘You’re sad because you’ve lost your best friend. ‘ Ref… See more