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How should therapists respond to client accounts of out-of-body experience?

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posted on 2024-11-02, 00:42 authored by Alexander De Foe
During an out-of-body experience (OBE) a person experiences their center of consciousness from a spatial location that is distinctly different to their physical body. Prior research has suggested that psychologists and psychotherapists may be reluctant to discuss the content of their clients OBE accounts due to a lack of understanding about the nature of these experiences. Yet, other research has highlighted the substantial value of discussing OBEs in the therapeutic process. This paper examines the literature in order to assess the value of utilizing person-centered dialogue and guided visualisation as counselling approaches for working with clients who have had OBEs.

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Journal

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start page

75

End page

82

Total pages

8

Publisher

Floraglades Foundation

Place published

United States

Language

English

Former Identifier

2006063102

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2016-06-30

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