So I wrote a script of what the counselor would say and was wondering what else could I ask the client? The client response is not up there because I kind of know what she is going to talk about. So if you don't mind what are some other statements or questions I can ask the client.

Counselor-Hey Katie, so tell me what brought you to counseling?

Client- .......

Counselor-So, it sounds like you are having a difficult time with trying to cope with the loss of your mother. (Clarification)

Client-....

Counselor-Yeah, it sounds like that can be very overwhelming or frustrating for you. (Reflecting of feeling.)

Client-......

Counselor-It's completely okay to feel the way you do. Grief is a natural response to losing someone that close to you. (Statements)

Client-....

Counselor-So if you are comfortable with me asking this and this is totally up to you tell me how your relationship with your mom was. (Racial Identity)

Client-.....

Counselor-Yeah, I did notice when I asked you to talk about your mom you did look away a couple of times. (Immediacy)

Client-....

Counselor-Yeah and looking away is completely fine. Grief is processed differently, so it can be hard trying to talk about someone close to you who's not here anymore, but me being able to hear you talk about your mom I can see that she meant a lot to you. (Reflection of meaning)

Client-....

Counselor-

Client-

Counselor- Okay, so what are some goals you are thinking of trying to accomplish in counseling? (Goal setting)

Client-.... Umm, I would say not trying to be hard on myself with trying to cope with my mom's death and trying to include some self-care days because I usually don't get to do that often due to grad school and being a full-time mom.

Counselor-When you say self-care days tell me what do you mean by that. (Clarification)

Client-....

Counselor-Okay, that sounds great. So, if you want to write more things that you think can help you with coping with your mom's death or more self-care strategies that you think would be beneficial that would be awesome. I also think having that support.

Client- ....

Counselor-So how are you feeling now since we talked about everything? (Close-end question)

Client- ....

Counselor- Okay, so I'm just going to recap everything that we discussed you talked about how it was a struggle with trying to cope with your mom's death and also trying not to be so hard on yourself. You talked about self-care strategies due to the fact that you really don't make time for yourself. (Summarizing)

Client-....

Counselor-I see that our time is coming to an end, and I just want to say that I'm glad you were able to meet with me today, and I hope to see you at our next session.