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Characteristics of Therapist Self‐Disclosure in the Counseling Process
Author(s) -
Edwards Carla E.,
Murdock Nancy L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb00954.x
Subject(s) - self disclosure , psychology , similarity (geometry) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , medical education , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
A survey was sent to practicing therapists to investigate their uses of self‐disclosure in counseling and psychotherapy. A total of 46% returned surveys, and most indicated that they used at least some self‐disclosure in their work with clients. Overall, respondents reported disclosing about professional qualifications and experience most often and indicated that they disclosed mainly to increase similarity between themselves and clients.