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The Lived Experiences of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship Students Providing Home-Based Therapy

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Home-based therapy has become an ongoing trend within the mental health field. This transcendental phenomenologically designed study explored the lived experiences of clinical mental health counseling internship students (N=8) who provided home-based therapy as their primary method of gaining required clinical experience for the completion of their master’s degree. The overall personal and professional development of the students providing therapy in this setting was explored. Insights of the internship students regarding their experiences and challenges in providing home-based therapy were revealed. Recommendations based on the experiences of the students providing home-based therapy were offered. Implications to students, counselor educators, and supervisors have also been provided.

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  1. The Davis Counseling Center, PPLLC, 14673 Midway Road St. 110, 75001, Addison, TX, United States

    Denise M. Walker

  2. Counseling Department, Texas A&M University-Commerce, P.O Box 3011, 75428, Commerce, TX, United States

    Joy Teles Oliveira & LaVelle Hendricks

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Walker, D.M., Teles Oliveira, J. & Hendricks, L. The Lived Experiences of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship Students Providing Home-Based Therapy. Int J Adv Counselling 44, 337–355 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-022-09464-2

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