Researchers explored client meaningful experiences in a combination of individual and family counseling in this constructivist phenomenological study. The sample consisted of seven participants (three families) who ranged in age from 10 to 51. Participant racial/ethnic identities included two White, two biracial, and two Black. Participant gender identities included five females and two males. Two interviews per client family (one interview following an individual counseling session and another following a family counseling session) revealed the following themes: (a) understanding self and others, with subthemes gaining understanding and acceptance of self, better understanding of each other and how to be with each other, and learning coping skills; (b) setting and working toward goals; (c) processing issues in session, with subthemes counseling is not always what we want, but is maybe what we need, and tension of family versus individual counseling; (d) the counselor; and (e) play.

在这项建构主义的现象学研究中，研究人员在个人和家庭咨询的结合中探索了客户的有意义的体验。样本包括七名参与者（三个家庭），年龄从 10 岁到 51 岁不等。参与者种族/民族身份包括两个白人、两个混血儿和两个黑人。参与者的性别身份包括五名女性和两名男性。每个客户家庭的两次访谈（一次在个人咨询会议后进行，另一次在家庭咨询会议后进行）揭示了以下主题：(a) 了解自我和他人，副主题获得对自我的理解和接受，更好地了解彼此以及如何彼此相处，学习应对技巧；(b) 设定和努力实现目标；(c) 在会话中处理问题，副主题咨询并不总是我们想要的，但也许是我们需要的，以及家庭与个人咨询的紧张关系；(d) 顾问；(e) 玩耍。