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Counselling Skills
How different counselling theories underpin the use of
counselling skills in different approaches
In addition to the general counselling skills that apply to all approaches, the particular
theory that counsellors hold about the nature of human behaviour will inevitably give
rise to particular practices or ways of working with clients in order to help them to
resolve their problems.
Different counselling Different counselling
theories skills practice
Key Fact
Different counselling theories provide the basis for the different
ways in which counselling skills are used in practice.
How psychodynamic theory underpins psychodynamic practice
Psychodynamic theory enables the counsellor to help the client to identify
subconscious thoughts and understand how these thoughts affect their behaviour.
This is done by reflecting and looking inward at the feelings, thoughts and reactions
that the client expresses.
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