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The Professional Counselor /Volume 5, Issue 1 46 Figure 1. MAAS and PSS Scores for Participant 1 Table 2 Dependent Measure Scores for Participant 1 PSS-10 MAAS Session Score M SD Score M SD A 1 22  3.07  A 2 18  3.47  A 3 25  3.13  A 4 22 21.75 2.87 2.6 3.07 0.36 B 1 27  2.2 B 2 24  3.67 B 3 22  4 B 4 23  4.47 B 5 19  4.47 B 6 23 23 2.61 4.93 3.96 0.96 Note . Sessions A 1 –A 4 were baseline sessions; sessions B 1 –B 6 were intervention sessions. MAAS was 2.9. This baseline mean score is lower than that of the normative sample and indicates less self- report of mindfulness as measured by the MAAS. The individual scores over the baseline period for the PSS-10 showed an increase in stress scores, with the highest baseline score (25) coming at A 4. The individual scores over the baseline period for the MAAS were stable with the lowest score (2.33) reported at A 1 . Baseline scores on the PSS-10 increased and MAAS scores were stable once past the initial baseline meeting, but still remained below the normative scores (see Figure 2). The intervention mean score on the PSS-10 was 25.17. This score represents a 2.92-point gain from the baseline mean in overall self-reported stress as measured by the PSS-10. However, there was a drop of five points on the PSS-10 from B 1 –B 2 . MAAS scores continued to increase throughout the intervention phase with