ABSTRACT Person-centered therapy aims to help clients actualize their own power. When working with adolescents, the developmental needs of the client and the power difference between client and therapist may present additional barriers to this. This study sought to understand the power dynamics of the therapy relationship from the adolescent client’s perspective. Seven adolescent clients in person-centered therapy took part in semi-structured interviews. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to explore the meaning they made of their experiences. Participants’ experiences centered around five themes: 1) feeling my vulnerability entering a relationship with a powerful figure; 2) being invited to express myself; 3) evaluating if I can trust my counselor; 4) feeling I’m in control in a relationship with boundaries; and 5) exercising my power in the relationship. Participants described a process whereby, helped by their counselor, they negotiated an unequal power dynamic and were able to exercise power in the relationship. Implications for person-centered therapists working with adolescents are considered.

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“能够摘下面具”：青少年客户在以人为本的治疗关系中的权力体验

摘要 以人为本的治疗旨在帮助来访者实现自己的力量。在与青少年一起工作时，来访者的发展需求以及来访者与治疗师之间的权力差异可能会为此带来额外的障碍。本研究试图从青少年客户的角度理解治疗关系的权力动态。七名接受以人为本治疗的青少年客户参加了半结构化访谈。解释性现象学分析被用来探索他们对经验的理解。参与者的体验围绕着五个主题：1）在与强大人物的关系中感受到我的脆弱；2) 被邀请表达自己；3) 评估我是否可以信任我的辅导员；4）感觉我在与界限的关系中处于控制之中；5) 在关系中行使我的权力。参与者描述了一个过程，在这个过程中，在他们的顾问的帮助下，他们协商了不平等的权力动态，并能够在关系中行使权力。考虑了对与青少年一起工作的以人为本的治疗师的影响。