Eye Contact
There's a tricky sweet spot to find because not enough eye contact can be invalidating (think of a time you were telling a story and no one was listening), but TOO much eye contact can be overwhelming and can create shame.
From Geldard et al., 2016: Basic Personal Counselling: A training manual for counsellors
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Paraphrasing
In therapy, therapists use a skill called paraphrasing to condense a story into a sentence (like a blurb for a book) for a few reasons:
- To better help the client reflect
- To help organise thoughts
- To show the client they have been heard
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Practice Effective Eye Contact
Proper eye contact can express that you're invested, listening and accepting of the other, while looking down or constantly shifting your gaze shows lack of interest and focus. Too much or too little eye contact can be off-putting, experiment to find the right amount.
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