We examined uncomfortable moments that surfaced as speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) were engaged in therapy. Their clients were adults with aphasia and traumatic brain …

This article draws on a case study of a narrative therapy session to explore issues related to
relational responsiveness in therapeutic conversations. The central question posed, is “How …

I remember that the day was lovely with blue skies and a fresh breeze, but my mother and I
were too anxious to enjoy the weather. I had accompanied her to a neurologist because she …

We contend that the talk of therapy, like everyday talk, is where and how people construct
their understandings and ways of living. This is the fundamental insight of the social …

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a goal oriented therapeutic approach that assists
clients to build solutions rather than analyse problems. Solution focused (SF) therapists …

This study phenomenologically clarifies the structure of the client's struggle to say things in
therapy. Six subjects gave written descriptions, later elaborated in interviews, which …

Therapy discourse between the client and clinician has specific objectives to ameliorate
problems associated with communication and swallowing disorders and is highly …

During clinical interactions between speech–language pathologists and adults with aphasia,
a variety of emotional issues arise. The literature suggests that while counseling is within the …

Based on an inspection of sessions with intellectually impaired and non-impaired clients,
five conversational practices are identified by which a cognitive behaviour psychotherapist …

In contrast to the common cultural and professional practice of identifying the person as the
problem or the problem as within the person, this work depicts the problem as external to the …