내담자의 회기 간 경험에 대한 탐색적 연구: 대학생 내담자를 중심으로

초록

This study explored clients’ intersession experiences, defined as everyday experiences occurring while receiving counseling, to identify implications for effective counseling interventions and improved counseling outcomes. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine college student clients reporting high counseling satisfaction, and data were analyzed using the Consensual Qualitative Research method. The analysis identified three domains, two subdomains within one domain, and twenty-seven categories. First, “clients’ intersession experiences” included recalling insights gained during counseling, thinking about counseling sessions or the presence of the counselor, and spontaneously practicing new behaviors. Second, “impacts of intersession experiences” were largely positive, including deeper understanding of oneself or one’s surroundings and increased motivation driven by heightened expectations for counseling, while negative impacts such as disappointment were also reported when attempts to follow counselors’ suggestions did not meet expectations. Third, “factors influencing intersession experiences” were identified under counselor factors and client factors. Based on these findings, implications of the study and suggestions for future research were discussed.

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