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In relation to the counsellor’s authenticity and the quality of the counsellor-client relationship,
Rogers highlighted that the therapist's attitudes and personal attributes, including an empathic
understanding of the client's world and the ability to interact a nonjudgmental stance to the client,
are the primary determinants for the success of the therapeutic processes. According to Rogers,
when counselors communicate these attitudes, the person being helped becomes less defensive,
more open about themselves and their world, and behaves in a prosocial and constructive
manner.
If the counselor is congruent in the counselling session, no facade is presented to the
client, and the client ultimately feels safe enough to confide in the counselor with their deepest
feelings and deepest thoughts. It also serves as a role model for clients to feel free to be
themselves during the session. They are encouraged to express their thoughts and concerns
honestly without fear or doubts. Being congruent means being in touch with your experiences
and thoughts and being honest with both yourself and your clients. Counselors should maintain a
connection between the client at all times during the counseling process. It is about sharing
consistent thoughts and feelings.
I am confident that I am able to be genuine with my client during counselling session.
When I decide to become a counsellor, I am ready to accept and acknowledge everyone’s
struggles.
I am committed to my session with an awareness of my intention and motivation is to help my
client to achieve positive psychological wellbeing. In order to give my client just the best from
me, I continually assess and broaden my knowledge and expertise as a dedicated counsellor. The
development of the therapeutic relationship depends on my skill to comprehend and respect both
my own worldview and that of my clients, as well as their values. I have a genuine concern for
my clients' well-being, interacting with them from a variety of cultural and personal
backgrounds, and a degree of tolerance for differing points of view. When dealing with a client,
the ability to disregard what I've been "learned" and follow my intuition is a crucial counselling
skill that I want to develop and strengthen through time.
Being able to be genuine for me is by letting the client see the real me and which means
to admit my own limitations. This includes me knowing that I may make mistakes and may not
have all the answers and can learn from my client as client learns from me. Proper self-disclosure
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in the session is useful for me in showing genuineness towards the client. After all, I am a human
being too.
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References
Gerald Corey. (2015). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (10th ed).
USA. Cengage Learning