The counselor's response to 'I'm so angry that my parents are divorcing... has really left you with intense feelings' is most accurately an example of:

• A. Paraphrase
• B. Reflection of feelings
• C. Reflection of meaning
• D. Summarization

Answer: (A)

Paraphrase focuses on restating what the client has said in the counselor’s own words to confirm understanding. Here, the counselor would echo the client’s message about anger and the lasting impact in a fresh phrasing, which demonstrates active listening and ensures the counselor has captured the meaning accurately. This is different from naming the emotion (that would be reflection of feelings, which would explicitly state the feeling you’re hearing), or interpreting deeper meanings (reflection of meaning, which goes beyond the surface statement to infer beliefs or implications), or simply condensing the content into a brief summary (summarization). By restating the client’s words in a slightly different form, the counselor checks accuracy and clarifies what was said without adding interpretation.