The Spirit, Change, and Healing

Spirit-centered counseling is an approach to counseling that makes full use of Spirit-centered spirituality as well as techniques and interventions used within Spirit-centered faith groups. An emphasis is always on the importance of being aware of, and experiencing, the Spirit and utilizing this awareness within the counseling endeavor. Three orienting assumptions are delineated to provide direction for the specific practices and methods of Spirit-centered counseling that prepare the way for Spirit-directed changes. Of special importance are the pneumatological imagination, Holy Spirit empowerment, and the development of a trialogical encounter, within which the counselor and the person seeking counseling experience the immanent nature of God through the Spirit’s presence in the counseling endeavor.

Biofeedback Enriches the Counseling Experience

Counseling has been identified as an effective form of treatment, assisting individuals in dealing with stress, fulfilling their personal goals, and establishing healthy lifestyles. While talk therapy is effective, high noncompliance rates lead to further dysfunction and additional health conditions. Incorporating biofeedback with counseling may enrich the overall counseling experience, particularly when considering process variables, including the working alliance and treatment satisfaction, as a means to further reduce noncompliance rates.

A Study on Counseling Experiences of Nurses of Infertility Centers Using a Qualitative Research Method

Purpose: This study explored the counseling experience of infertility nurses using in depth interview.Methods: The study participants included nurses of infertility centers located “Seoul” city, Korea. The data collection involved fieldwork in nursing at the infertility center of 2 hospitals. Data were analyzed using text analysis and qualitative research was conducted to analyzed the data.Results: The analysis yielded four essential themes: (1) therapeutic communication, (2) identifying the problem of infertile patients and proceeding consultation, (3) professional image and polite attitude, and (4) counseling relaxed comfortably.Conclusion: Infertility nurses’ counseling experience is directed toward the development of an infertility counseling model.

A Process Evaluation of the Use of a Training Protocol Integrating Biofeedback and Neurofeedback in a Counseling Setting: Consideration of the Working Alliance and Treatment Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to evaluate clients' experience of engaging in a training protocol integrating biofeedback and neurofeedback in conjunction with counseling. The model constructed proposes that biofeedback applications may be used as a means to enrich the counseling experience as defined through the working alliance and treatment satisfaction.