Monday, February 3, 2014

Effective Skills Used By The Counselors Sarasota Service

By Marissa Velazquez


With so many things happening in the world today, life has become very stressful to some people to a point that they feel like giving up. Counselors Sarasota are very helpful in helping these kind of people to get hold of their lives. These professionals are trained in handling day to day life problems like marriage issues, sexual abuse, and addictions, among others. There work revolves around helping their clients to make right decisions. To achieve this, they require some skills which are mentioned below.

An expert is supposed to practice sincerity which is normally conveyed through eye contact and facial expression. The expert is required to give an impression to the client that whatever the client is saying is of great importance and he is interested to listen. The counselor should strive to avoid being mechanical and refrain from use of misplaced humor as this will not depict genuineness in him. The practitioner should at all times try to be real rather than appear as if he is playing a role.

This practice requires a particular sitting arrangement to enable sufficient support to the client. The way the seats are set up or the way the professional is seated is capable of displaying a non-verbal communication to the client, which in a way may affect the process. An expert sitting with his limbs uncrossed and the arms resting on the chair would communicate relaxed and open to the client leading to a calm process.

A good professional should be able to identify with the emotions and feelings of the client. He should connect to this well such that he is able to bring out a sense of sadness when the client is sad; this should come out well in his voice, tone as well as in his facial expression. However he should not allow himself be overwhelmed by the feelings as that would have negative impact on the client.

Empathy must be genuinely felt and mirrored at the same time. In most cases it could be communicated through non verbal means just to support the client by showing that you share the feeling with them. Any sign of insincerity would erode the feeling of safety in the client thus obstructing adequate support delivery.

The expert should talk to his client in a soft and gentle tone. He should portray high level of warmness in all his approaches including facial expression. However this warmth should not be possessive since that involves smothering or physical caring. A professional should not use a hug as a support that would be taking care of his interest. Everything that a counselor does should be in the interest of getting his client recover.

A counselor should show his client a lot of unconditional positive regards, which is the most therapeutic thing that the counselor can offer to his client. This involves appreciating the client and letting him feels that someone who identifies with his problems and feelings. This way the client will feel important and highly appreciated, especially if he is dealing with low-esteem issues.

Together with other scientifically proven techniques, counselors Sarasota will combine other necessary skills to ensure appropriate therapeutic objectives are met. The client is always assured of recovery or growth depending on the type of challenge they face when they seek professional services. Caution should be taken to identify when the caregiver is trespassing to avoid client exploitation.




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