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There are essentially five levels of listening - pretending, selective, defensive, attentive and empathic.

#EMPATHETIC LISTENING INSIDE OUT FULL#

Full listening involves paying close and careful attention to what the speaker is conveying. Deep listening occurs when you’re committed to understanding the speaker’s perspective. Her teammate expresses her concerns while Khyati listens patiently-without giving her advice.

Concerned, Khyati asks her why and if there’s something she can do to help. Here are some examples of empathic listening to help you understand: Khyati’s teammate suddenly tells her that she wants to quit. What is empathetic listening and examples? They are superior in building the relationship and developing a positive outcome in therapy.What are the 4 stages of empathic listening?Ĭovey discusses the four developmental stages of empathic listening: mimic content, rephrase content, reflect emotion, and, finally, our Reflect approach, where you rephrase content and reflect emotion.

Describe how you and your boss interacted.Įach of these responses invites the client to explore.

You said the relationship was traumatic.

Tell me more about what is making you anxious.

Solicitation responses are those the therapist makes that invite the client to explore further. Note: none of these reflect ‘feeling’ which is part of a true empathic response.

“You feel that your boss was not fair in her decision.”.

“You feel that your relationship could have continued.”.

“I hear you are giving a presentation at work.”.

Here are a few reflective statements that are not empathic responses: Reflective listening may not reflect both feeling and content.

“You feel angry because you did not receive the raise you expected.”.

“You feel depressed because your relationship ended.”.

“You feel anxious because you are giving a presentation at work.”.

Here are a few examples of empathic responding:

Empathic responding is when the therapist reflects (consistently) to the client BOTH the feeling that the client is experiencing and the reason for that feeling (as expressed by the client).”

The therapist response (albeit I hate to label it a technique as it is not turned on and off like a technique but becomes part of the fabric of the therapist both in and out of therapy) is empathic responding sometimes referred to as reflective listening or active listening. This is one of the most powerful healers for many reasons. Human beings (and clients) thrive and grow when they feel understood. There is one type of response therapists make to clients that powerfully builds that alliance and is superior to all other responses. Research has consistently found that the major factor in positive outcomes in psychotherapy is the relationship or alliance between the therapist and the client. “Clearly, there is one type of response that therapists make that is superior to all others. When asked about the very best practices in counseling, he delved into empathic responding and described it as “superior to all other responses.” He explains what exactly empathic responding is, and why it’s beneficial (even necessary) to the therapeutic process:

#EMPATHETIC LISTENING INSIDE OUT PROFESSIONAL#

Steve Sultanoff, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist, professional speaker, and professor at Pepperdine University. Whatever the case may be, you’ll learn a little about something called empathic responding (perhaps better known as active listening).

Maybe you’re considering therapy and you’re hoping for some insight that’ll help you start believing in the journey. Have you ever wondered what makes for a positive therapist-client relationship and an overall successful therapy journey? Maybe you’re a past/present therapy client who wants to better understand how this process works.