TPC-Digest-Vol-2-Iss-3

11 Full Article : Sackett, C., Lawson, G., & Burge, P. L. (2012). Meaningful experiences in the counseling process, The Professional Counselor, 2 , 208-225 Clients and CITs were interviewed separately. For the purpose of this study, meaningful experiences were defined as anything that was important, significant, or moving to the participant and could be cognitive, emotional, relational, or behavioral in nature. Findings from this study resulted in themes for CITs and themes for clients. Between CIT and client themes were several similarities as well as differences. Eight themes, with many subthemes, emerged for CITs: Counseling Relationship; Goals; Insights; Immediacy; Emotion; Nonverbals; Transference and Counter Transference; and CIT Negotiating the Counseling Process and their Role. Six themes emerged from the client participant interviews: Counseling Relationship, with many subthemes; Goals; Insight; Immediacy; Emotion; and Reflections on Counseling. The findings of this study indicate that CITs and clients experience much of the same things as meaningful in a counseling session. Examples include the counseling relationship, goals, insights, immediacy, and emotion. The findings also bring to light areas CITs and clients differ in their perspectives, such as in meaningful aspects of the counseling relationship, and the level of importance placed on goals and immediacy (for example goals are more meaningful to clients, and immediacy is more important to CITs). These similarities and differences have implications for practice and for clinical supervision, and are discussed further in the article. The analysis revealed both similarities and differences [in what was considered meaningful] TPC Digest