Choosing to be present with clients: an evidence – based model for building trainees’ counselling competence
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Being present with clients has been suggested to be a necessary condition for the therapeutic relationship [Geller & Greenberg, 2012. Therapeutic presence: A mindfull approach to effective therapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13485-000] and therefore for therapeutic effectiveness. In this article we describe the results of a qualitative investigation of how counsellors in training (CITs) describe their experience of being present and the meaning they make of that experience. The findings suggest that starting students down the pathway to becoming a master counsellor involves more than training in basic counselling skills and theories. Our findings add a new dimension to existing counsellor development models and have implications for counsellor training and supervision.
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The practice of mindfulness meditation and an eight-week training based on MBSR can help therapists in the intentional cultivation of therapeutic presence in their work.
“For example, Tannen et al. (2017) and Konichezky et al. (2022) found the practice of mindfulness meditation and an eight-week training based on MBSR can help therapists in the intentional cultivation of therapeutic presence in their work.”
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R., M., A., C., Q., Y., M., J., C., N., & K., M. (2026) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-08767-y
- Authors
- Tannen, T., Daniels, M. H., & Koro-Ljungberg, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
- Corresponding author
- Tannen, Tina
- ORCID
- Daniels, M. Harry
- Venue
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-09-08
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 405-419
- ISSN
- 0306-9885 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-3534
- OpenAlex
- W2753135131
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 0.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Keywords
- therapeutic presence, counselor education, therapeutic relationship, counselor supervision
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