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Rapport First: The Key to Effective Counseling
This episode explains why establishing rapport is essential in counseling and how it lays the foundation for trust, growth, and healing.
Practical tips include being well prepared and unrushed, creating a respectful and private environment, offering empathy and unconditional positive regard, reviewing notes between sessions, allowing clients time to tell their story, and prioritizing rapport before challenging or problem-solving.
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