[[alternative]]The Self-narrative Research of the Effects of the Counselor's Parent-child Relationship Experiences on Counseling

[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the counselor’s parent-child relationship experiences on counseling profession. This study is based on self-narrative. The methods adopted in this thesis are based on the narrative methodology and the analysis of holistic content. The results of the study are shown as follows: 1.The experiences of the counselor’s parent-child relationship include three dimensions: “boundaries”, “emotions”, and “finding self”. 2.The effects that the experiences of the counselor’s parent-child relationship have on counseling profession include: (1)The “enmeshment boundaries ”experiences will evoke the counselor’s countertransference of “over-pleasing” or “rejection” toward the clients. The suggestions for this dimension include: a.“Self-awareness”, “self-reflection” and “being supervised” will clarify the influences of the counselor’s experiences on counseling process. b. The tenable frameworks of counseling will help the counselor keep fit boundaries during counseling process, and it also helps beware of the counselor’s countertransference. c. The ability to establish a good framework of counseling will be transferred to the interpersonal relationships of the counselor in the daily life. (2)The “emotional experiences ” will enhance the counselor’s motivations to be a counselor in order to make up for the short of emotional stroke and to fulfill the needs of interpersonal relationship and self-values. The suggestions for this dimension include: a. More influences are found in the emotional experiences of the interaction between the counselor and his/her important others in the childhood. b. Weather the “wounded experiences” of the counselor is benefit counseling depends on how the counselor makes use of them. (3) The “corrective experiences” of the counselor will influence the favor of different theories of counseling, increase empathy and enhance the ability of “reflection of feeling”. The suggestions for this dimension include: a. Self-growth is a moving process in backward and forthward ways. b. The self-growth experiences of the counselor will increase the acceptances and empathy to the defense and resistance of clients. c. The counselor’s self-growth experiences and the acquisition of counseling theories will reinforce and complete each other. Lastly, the results are summarized. Furthermore, we pose some limitations and suggestions based on our discussions and hope they could be the references of future related researches.