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Case 3. A married Latino man, 25 years old, is talking to a counselor about trouble with his mother-in-law: “The way I see it, she is really trying to destroy our marriage. She’s so conniving. And she’s very clever. It’s hard to catch her in what she’s doing. You know, it’s rather subtle. Well, I’ve had it! If she’s trying to destroy our marriage, she’s getting pretty close to achieving her goal.”

Empathic response.

Question probe.

Statement probe.

How might it help the client move forward?

Case 4. A Caucasian man, 45 years old, who has just lost his wife and home in a tornado, has been talking about his loss to a social worker: “This happened to a friend of mine in Kansas about ten years ago. He never recovered from it. His life just disintegrated and nobody could do anything about it. . . . It was like the end of the world for him. You never think it’s going to happen to you.”

Empathic response.

Question probe.

Statement probe.

How might it help the client move forward?

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