Coping with the Problem: Expected Outcomes These questions are designed to help clients shift from focusing solely on their problems to recognizing their strengths, resilience, and capacity for change. By exploring how they have coped, when they’ve experienced relief, and how their progress affects those around them, clients gain greater self-awareness, confidence, and motivation to …
Envisioning the Future: Questions for Exploring the Desired Outcome In counselling, future-focused questions help clients imagine a reality where their desired changes have already taken place. This technique shifts the conversation away from current struggles and toward hope, possibility, and action. When clients visualise their ideal future, they gain insight into what truly matters to …
What's a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? This little missive in no way reflects me or anything about me. I am sure it will resonate with some people, but not me, I have absolutely no concept of low self esteem, depression or anxiety. I am the happiest person I know …
RESOURCES FOR THE OUTCOME Exploring Resources for Achieving the Desired Outcome In counselling, identifying personal resources—such as strengths, skills, and supportive relationships—plays a crucial role in helping clients achieve their goals. The following resource-based questions guide clients toward recognizing the internal and external assets they already possess, fostering a sense of capability and confidence. These …
History of the Outcome Questions - continuation from part one. Exploring Desired Outcomes in Counselling In counselling, desired outcome questions serve as a powerful tool to help clients identify their strengths, reconnect with past successes, and envision a future where they achieve their goals. These questions shift the focus from problems to possibilities, encouraging clients …
Counsellin Questions - Part 1. This is the first in a series on counselling questions. As a counsellor it can sometimes be difficult to ask a question which is not the same old, same old you always use. Although there are many 'standard' questions which are great to start a session with, or to use in the first few minutes, it is sometimes difficult not to repeat oneself over and over again.
Letting go... The fifth tenet of mindfulness, Non-Striving, is about letting go of the need to achieve or attain a particular outcome. Instead of focusing on goals or results, non-striving encourages us to simply be present with whatever is happening in the moment. This principle is about embracing the present moment as it is, without …
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Trust. The fourth tenet of mindfulness, Trust, is about developing confidence in yourself, your intuition, and the natural flow of life. Trust involves letting go of the need to control everything and instead embracing uncertainty with faith and openness. This principle is essential for cultivating inner peace and resilience. The Nature of Distrust Distrust often …
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Seeing with Fresh Eyes The third tenet of mindfulness, Beginner’s Mind, invites us to approach life with curiosity and openness, as if experiencing it for the first time. This mindset encourages us to let go of preconceptions, assumptions, and judgments, allowing us to see things with fresh eyes. Beginner’s Mind is about embracing the unknown …
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