Counselors Explore Their Attachment Strategies: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

IF 0.8 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI:10.1080/15401383.2023.2252318

Maria Reyna, Casey Barrio Minton

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Abstract

ABSTRACTCounselors make important contributions to the counseling relationship, and their attachment organizations can influence the strength, quality, and effectiveness of the working alliance (Bucci et al. 2015). This study explored first year counselor education doctoral students’ (n = 7) experiences of being interviewed with the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI; George et al. 1996) as a means of supporting self-awareness and fostering effective counselor-client working alliances. Four superordinate themes emerged: (a) reactions to the AAI interview process, (b) process with AAI feedback, (c) AAI and intrapersonal process, and (d) AAI and interpersonal process. Findings suggest that the AAI is an effective tool in supporting counselor self-awareness regarding attachment strategies and can provide multiple personal and professional benefits, such as increased awareness of conflict and stress management strategies. Implications for clinical practice, counselor education, and future research are discussed.KEYWORDS: counselor developmentattachmentperson of the counselorworking alliancecreativity in counseling Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the None [None].

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心理咨询师探讨其依恋策略:解释性现象学分析

摘要咨询师在咨询关系中做出了重要贡献，其依恋组织影响着工作联盟的强度、质量和有效性(Bucci et al. 2015)。本研究探讨咨询教育一年级博士生(n = 7)接受成人依恋访谈(AAI;George et al. 1996)作为一种支持自我意识和培养有效的咨询师-来访者工作联盟的手段。出现了四个上级主题:(a)对AAI面试过程的反应，(b)与AAI反馈的过程，(c) AAI与人际过程，(d) AAI与人际过程。研究结果表明，AAI是一种有效的工具，可以支持咨询师对依恋策略的自我意识，并可以提供多种个人和专业利益，例如提高冲突和压力管理策略的意识。对临床实践、咨询师教育和未来研究的启示进行了讨论。关键词:咨询师发展依恋咨询师工作联盟咨询创造性披露声明作者未发现潜在的利益冲突本研究由[无]资助。

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Journal of Creativity in Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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1.70

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, the official journal of the Association for Creativity in Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association, is the valuable interdisciplinary reference source for academics and therapeutic practitioners. This refereed journal examines the practical applications of using creativity to help deepen self-awareness and build healthy relationships. This journal also explores how creative, diverse, and relational therapeutic approaches can be used in counseling practice. Each issue of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health provides a wide range of interdisciplinary discussion relative to diverse mental health issues.