Comments on: Counselling Microskills: Questioning

By: Johanne Goncalves

Johanne Goncalves — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:52:08 +0000

I find that clients who are resistant or resentful respond very well to me when I listen and not ask too many questions. The questioning techniques (specifically the open questions) described in this article allow me to do this and I have observed that this approach tends to help the client drop their defences and begin to open up. They develop a sense that you are with them in a helping relationship, not someone telling them how to feel or behave. These questionning techniques allow the opportunity to guide the client to do their own problem solving.

By: Ranjika de Silva

Ranjika de Silva — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:42:28 +0000

A nicely summarised facts about questioning techniques. Very helpful. Sometimes when the client is not being honest body language shows it.

By: Gordon Miller

Gordon Miller — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:39:36 +0000

A very helpful article, though I think it would be very wise to remember to consider the clients cutural background\ethnicity when gauging resposes to questions and things such as eye contact, facial expressions etc.