S1: Common Factors | E6: Therapist Self-Disclosure

Skill Criteria:

1. Begin with a short response, reflection, or validating comment.
2. Briefly share something about yourself in response to the client statement that is designed to benefit the client.
3. Invite further exploration of the topic being discussed in a way that shifts the focus back to the client.

Thanks for joining us to develop your therapy skills just a little bit beyond where they were yesterday. Visit Sentio University to download the client statements, sample responses, and skill criteria for this episode. To start the practice section, skip ahead to 23:32.

Instructions: We encourage you to learn by trying this skill yourself. Pause the episode after each client statement and try to improvise a response that meets the skill criteria and feels authentic to you. Have fun, and happy learning!