Mock Coaching Session Questions in Counselling

Mock Coaching Session
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Section 1
Creating rapport in counselling is essential, it is a way of forming connection with a client as well as building trust between the client and the counsellor. If clients lack confidence in the counsellor, they are less likely to open up about the problems they are facing and therefore, will not benefit. A counsellor needs to create a conducive environment in addition to having the right verbal and non-verbal skills to accommodate them CITATION DrB12 \l 1033 (LoFrisco, 2012). Further, they need to assure their clients that they are not there to be judged but to be helped overcome their challenges and weaknesses. Once he ensures that the environment is welcoming, conducive and has little or no distractions, he can go ahead and start the session.
My case study is that of Eric Parker, a middle-aged man addicted to alcohol. Eric’s addiction has negatively affected his performance in work and has destroyed his relationships with friends and family. Previously, he has attempted to reduce the consumption to no avail; therefore, he decided to sort professional help. The following are the questions I posed to create rapport and earn his trust.
1 Tell me about yourself
2 What do you do for fun/what are your hobbies?
3 Did you decide to seek counselling or did someone persuade you to?
4 When did you first take alcohol?
5 When did you realize that you were addicted?
6 What triggers you to consume excess alcohol?
7 How does the alcohol affect you?
8 Are you willing to move from your past to an alcohol-free future?
9 Do you have supportive friends and family to journey with you through your path to sober up?
10 How do you intend to utilize the resources you used for alcohol consumption?
Section 2
The first technique was creating a conducive environment, with no distraction and with adequate privacy. I then made the conversation about him, as such, my first question was for him to introduce and tell me about himself. This was intended to reduce the tension in the air and make him comfortable to express himself. I also made the session fun through asking him the activities he engaged in during his free time, and what his hobbies were. We therefore became free and more friendly. Additionally, I structured my questions systematically, such that one led to the other and therefore the conversation flowed naturally.
As Nilson and Lodestad and Nilssonn (2014) discusses proper communication skills require one to maintain eye contact with a cli...