Charles Gelso has had a major influence in counseling psychology with his contributions to the literature in many areas such as research methodology, research training, psychotherapy outcome, and the therapeutic relationship as well as in his work as an editor and as a teacher and mentor. This interview with Gelso highlights the early experiences,…

The goal of this article is to delineate training implications regarding harmful effects associated with psychotherapy. The authors strongly recommend that trainees be made aware of (and encouraged to examine carefully) the potentially harmful treatments that have been recently identified (Lilienfeld, 2007). Consistent with a broad perspective on…

University counseling center therapists (N = 220) completed an Internet survey about religion/spirituality in therapy, with 200 of these therapists describing therapy with a recent client whose issues involved religion/spirituality. Common client religion/spirituality issues were questioning one's childhood religion, exploring…

A consensual qualitative-research strategy was used to examine data from 127 interviews conducted with eight psychologists immediately following their brief therapy sessions with eight clients. Frequency of categories within three domains (origins, triggers, and manifestations) were analyzed within and across cases. Discussion centers on practice,…

After each session in 24 cases of 6-session therapy, clients and counselors reported things they did not say. Counselors guessed what client left unsaid. Most things left unsaid were negative: clients did not reveal behaviors/cognitions and emotions, whereas counselors did not reveal emotions and clinical conjectures. Counselors were aware of only…

Explores 13 adult clients' internal representations of their therapists. Results indicate that in the context of a good therapeutic relationship, clients' internal representations combined modalities; were triggered by thoughts of sessions or when distressed; occurred in diverse locations; and varied in frequency, duration, and intensity.…

This study investigated client and counselor trainee attachment as predictors of session evaluation and countertransference behavior in 93 first counseling sessions. Results indicated that client attachment predicted aspects of session evaluation, whereas counselor attachment and the interaction of client and counselor attachment predicted aspects…

Two versions of a counselor self-efficacy (CSE) measure were administered to 110 prepracticum counselors: a general version, assessing perceived capability to perform basic helping skills and manage the session process with clients generally; and a client-specific version, tapping capability to perform the same behaviors with a specific, current…

Examined the affect and focus of therapists' (N=31) self-talk in relation to other therapy process variables, specifically perceptions of their own helpfulness and their clients' negative reactions, after taking into consideration the perceived strength of the working alliance. Results suggest the importance of the awareness and management of…

Examined whether 6 categories of counselor humor and 4 categories of risk interventions preceded client laughter in 236 events from 8 cases of brief psychotherapy. Found most client laughter was mild and moderate, with only eight instances of strong laughter. Humorous interventions led to more client laughter than did interventions that encouraged…

mfort, and uncertainty and (b) clients with high levels of career concerns, personal distress, and stigma about career counseling. The more distressed group expressed lower evaluations of a career counseling session and perceived their counselors as providing fewer action-oriented counseling skills than the less distressed group. No differences…

Analyzes transcripts of films of Rogers, Perls, and Ellis counseling the same client, according to the Hill Counselor Verbal Response Category System. The system described verbal behaviors of the three counselors and detected behavioral differences reflective of their differing theoretical orientations. (Author)

Correlational analyses indicate that counselor trainees who view themselves as more self-actualized are not perceived by clients or by themselves as being more encouraging. Some elements of self-actualization, however, are related to facilitative conditions. (Author)

Recognizes the efforts of Fuhriman and Burlingame in "Consistency of Matter" (1990) in undertaking the task of comparing individual and group therapy process literatures. Questions whether group therapy process is different from individual therapy process. Criticizes article for using reviews of reviews of individual therapy literature…

Presents brief history of process research leading to development of process model, which guided development of four measures: therapist intentions, therapist response modes, client reactions, and client behaviors. For each measure, presents description and information about format for data collection, validity, reliability, and research findings.…