Being Empathic: A Companion For Counsellors And... -

He took a breath, anchoring himself in his chair. He didn't mirror her anxiety; he provided a container for it.

Sarah’s shoulders dropped an inch. "I feel like I'm screaming underwater," she whispered. "Everyone tells me to just swim to the surface, but I don't know which way is up." Being Empathic: a Companion for Counsellors and...

Leo looked back at the book on his desk. He realized that being a companion to his clients required him to first be a companion to himself—to understand his own capacity for feeling so that he could keep the door open for others. He took a breath, anchoring himself in his chair