In this video series, Dr. Bill Clark, Cofounder of the Lay Counselor Institute answers key questions on working with clients with anxiety. Given that 20% of all people struggle with anxiety, most counselors will have client(s) that face anxiety.
Q: As a counselor, what does it look like when a client presents with symptoms of Anxiety?
Key Quotes:
“As a counselor, I don’t know the degree to which they are feeling it, or the level of intensity, or what’s behind it. So in the beginning you are just curious about what [the client] knows and what they think.”
“If a client is actively presenting symptoms of anxiety in a session, it’s not unusual for a counselor to feel anxious as well.”