Episode 2: The Importance of Building Rapport and Being Intentional
Ben Friday
Episode Two takes a look at two concepts that are pivotal in experiencing good therapy: Building Rapport and Acting Intentionally.
Rapport here is seen as the most important ingredient for building a quality therapeutic relationship, and is responsible for helping people feel safe enough to open up about their inner world (which can be so scary!).
Intentionality on the other hand, we describe as the quality of acting purposefully, which is very important for a therapist to embody and model, through the use of targeted interventions and techniques. We take a broad strokes look at some of the more common ways of intervening and acting in the room.
Join us next time when we discuss some of the major models of therapy and how they view change within the individual.