Counselors like to talk, but sometimes, we are at our best when we remain quiet. We probably think of counseling as people speaking to each other. We might even feel uncomfortable with silence. But consider waiting to speak in order to allow your counselee time to think. I have been instinctively incorporating a “pregnant pause” into my counseling for the past few years. An observer sitting in on…
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