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consequence, in Rona’s case, the counselor would not intend to change Rona’s situations or offer
her solutions. Instead, the counselor would aim at enhancing Rona’s independency, helping her
reconnect with her true self, helping her gain self-actualization, and helping her reclaim and take
charge of her life. With that, Rona’s increased self-understanding and self-acceptance would
allow her to be stronger, more confident, more determined, less anxious, and less distressful
about her situations. Rona has to put herself together so she can support herself and the other
three family members. She has to understand that she is capable of changing and controlling her
life.
Intervention Techniques
The counselor intends to deliver sessions in a therapeutic environment that is supportive,
accepting, peaceful, and empathetic and intends to maintain congruent while providing Rona
unconditional positive regards and acceptance. During the sessions, the counselor would be
present and promote immediate experience (Corey, 2017). Natalie Roger’s expressive art therapy
would be applied to Rona. A series of guided imagery with music in art therapy sessions
enhanced patients’ healing process (Kim, 2010). With the provided safe space, Rona could
express herself and transform her thoughts through art and then she could reconnect with her
inner self and resolve her suppressed feelings (Kim, 2010). Rona could be resisting to step up for
herself and initiate change because of her past experience. Therefore, the counselor should apply
reflective listening and change talk which are techniques used in Motivational Interviewing (MI)
to Rona so she could express herself without being scared that she will be judged and could
reflect on the incompatibility of her current behaviors and her future goals (Corey, 2017). The
counselor has to discuss the changes with Rona and evaluate her readiness, willingness, and
resistance to the changes. It is the counselor’s responsibility to motivate Rona to plan and make

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substantial changes and to help Rona acknowledge her ability and resources that could help her
with her goals (Corey, 2017). During the process, clients could contemplate on the inconsistency
of their present behaviors and things they want to accomplish in their lives (Mason, 2009). For
instance, the counselor could do that by pointing out, “Rona, you said you enrolled in this class
because you dreamed about being a certified Medical Assistant but you told me that you have
been avoiding to go to classes.” Furthermore, Rona is very spiritual. The counselor could
encourage Rona to go back to her yoga, meditation practice, or prayers routine because those
activities are the person-centered spiritual maturation which promote self-actualization (Kass,
2015).
Cultural Considerations
Since Rona is Latin, her family is considered a very important aspect of her life (Sue &
Sue, 2016). The counselor has to make sure that her concerns about her family are
acknowledged. At a certain stage of counseling, Rona could feel guilty or worry if she sees her
growth as her becoming more individualistic and being selfish (Corey, 2017). The counselor has
the responsibility to help Rona understand that it is not the case. Sue and Sue (2016) addressed a