| Summary: | Counseling Psychologist Mark L. Savickas conducts an initial counseling session with a recent college graduate. This Caucasian female client presents with a strong interest in the helping professions but some uncertainty about her future. Early in the session, Dr. Savickas notes the client's interest in the helping professions but picks up on her ambivalence regarding her choice within this realm and her uncertainty about how to balance her career and her relationship with her boyfriend. Dr. Savickas provides information to the client about the structure of this three-session brief therapy. In this first session, the therapist utilizes The Career Style Interview to explore the client's early childhood memories, role models, favorite school subjects, and stories that have stood out for the client. He engages the client in a semi-structured interview by building rapport, making some supportive process comments, and encouraging the client in a constructive narrative process. In responding to the therapist's questions and empathic interest, the client reflects on family, school, and social experiences that have shaped her interests in the helping others.
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