Being-with and being-counter : relational depth - the challenge of fully meeting the client

Mearns, D.J. and Schmid, P. (2006) Being-with and being-counter : relational depth - the challenge of fully meeting the client. Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapies, 5 (4). pp. 255-265.

Full text not available in this repository.Request a copy

Abstract

Following on from a previous publication (Schmid & Mearns, 2006), this paper continues the authors' investigation of the relationship emphasis within person-centered therapy. It explores the concept of relational depth (Mearns & Cooper, 2005), especially in regard to work with hard-to-reach clients, outlining the particular challenges to the therapist seeking to engage the different parts of the client, even those in self-protective conflict with the therapeutic process. The ethical boundaries of therapeutic confrontation and dialogue that constitute relational depth are explored as is the developmental agenda for the therapist.

CORE (COnnecting REpositories)