Centering and counselor empathy: Examining the moderating effects of nondual awareness
Daniel Gutierrez,
Stephanie Dorais,
Jennifer Niles
Abstract:Centering is a contemplative practice derived from centering prayer. In the context of counseling, our study explores centering as an intervention to enhance counselors’ empathy. Additionally, we investigate the moderating influence of nonduality, particularly bliss, on the changes in empathy over time. Through a randomized controlled trial involving counseling graduate students across the United States, we measured empathy and nonduality. Following a 4‐week centering meditation treatment, the initial growth c… Show more
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