Introduction. 1. Eleven Concepts: Roots that Ground and Grow with the Heart of Counseling. 2. The Rich and Subtle Skills of Therapeutic Listening. 3. Striving for Empathy. 4.

Expressing Empathy. 5. Striving for and Communicating Unconditional Positive Regard. 6. The Delicate Balance of Providing Empathy and UPR in a Genuine Manner. 7. Logistics of Getting Started with New Clients. 8.

Initial and Ongoing Structuring of the Therapeutic Relationships. 9. When Clients Need Help Getting Started. 10. Managing Client Crises with Therapeutic Relationship Skills. 11. Ending Therapeutic Relationships. 12.

Therapeutic Relationships Across Cultures. 13. Growing Your Therapeutic Relationship Skills and the Core Conditions of Counseling. References. Special Reference for Pre-Chapter Quotes. Skill Support Resource A: Brief Summary Notes for Chapter 1. Skill Support Resource B: Do's and Don'ts of Reflective Listening and Expressing Empathy. Skill Support Resource C: Sample Initial Session Report Items.

Skill Support Resource D: Essay Assignment for Particular Use in Readying Your Self-Awareness for Counseling Across Cultural Differences.