Experience-Near Versus Experience-Distant Responses

The key to effectively reflecting meaning is to add new language to support shared meaning-making. However, the counsellor’s contribution must be experience-near (i.e., language that captures the client’s meaning, intention, values, and feelings). Sandra starts off this conversation with Gina demonstrating experience-near responses. After two or three exchanges Sandra shifts into experience-distance responses. Notice that the first one unexpectedly resonates with Gina.
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