Humor in Counseling: A Review and Examination from an Invitational Perspective

Integrating humor into counseling situations can be beneficial to the counseling process. This article presents and discusses some of these benefits and their applications as well as precautions to take into consideration when using humor in clinical settings. The therapeutic uses of humor are examined from the perspective of invitational theory. The author suggests that humor is a clinical tool that is inherently inviting, and thus has high potential for utility in invitational counseling