ABSTRACT From a linguistic and humanistic frame that treats language as a window onto mind and relationship, this quasi‐experimental mixed‐methods study examines 52 counselor‐in‐training (CIT)–client dyadic sessions as the site where mindful intersubjectivity, affiliative empathy, and collaborative alliance are created in discourse. Over a metacognitively rich counseling‐techniques course,...
ABSTRACT This cross‐sectional study sought to explore hope as a mediator between mindfulness and loneliness and social connectedness by using a structural equation modeling data analysis approach to analyze the relationships. Among a sample of 676 interpersonal trauma experiencers recruited online from a crowdsourcing platform, hope fully mediated the relationship between mindfulness and social...
ABSTRACT This theoretical integration paper employs a conceptual analysis methodology to synthesize the Gestalt model of self‐as‐process with Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP). Unlike traditional psychedelic therapy models that defer therapeutic engagement to postsession integration, PSIP emphasizes an active, directive therapeutic approach during the medicine session...
Abstract This study explores the perceived benefits of a mindfulness program for university students, focusing on changes in their intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. The findings underscore increased self‐compassion and self‐care and diminished levels of self‐judgement. Mindfulness programs could be incorporated into counseling services in higher education to improve students’...
This article introduces the concept of flow state as an existential‐humanistic tool to increase optimal experience and life enjoyment. We define what is flow state, discuss its connections to existential‐humanistic thought, and provide a case exemplar for future applications to self and counseling, as well as identify limitations and implications.
Neuroscience‐informed counselors suggest that understanding the brain can transform the field of counseling. This article addresses flaws in such arguments. Distinctions are drawn between supportive and informative empirical findings, explanatory and descriptive viewpoints, and the easy and hard problems of consciousness. The author proposes a new theoretical model to ensure working dialogues...