Asking the Right Questions as a Counsellor

👉 Download Your Free Handout: Appropriate Questions in Counselling → https://counsellingtutor.com/basic-co... 🎓 Counselling Skills Academy → https://counsellingskillsacademy.com/... 🧠 Asking questions is one of the most familiar counselling skills—but also one of the easiest to misuse. In this video, Rory Lees-Oakes explores how different therapeutic approaches use questioning, why person-centred counsellors ask questions sparingly, when CBT uses structured questioning, and why direct questions are essential when assessing risk. 💡 What You'll Learn: ✔ Why asking too many questions can disrupt the counselling process ✔ How person-centred therapy uses questions to support empathic understanding ✔ The difference between therapeutic curiosity and therapist curiosity ✔ How CBT uses Socratic questioning to encourage reflection ✔ When direct questioning is ethically necessary for risk assessment ✔ How questions can shift clients from feeling into thinking—and why that matters 🎓 Timestamps: 0:00 – Why questioning can be misused 1:25 – Questions in person-centred counselling 3:30 – Whose needs does the question serve? 5:00 – Socratic questioning in CBT 6:30 – Asking direct questions about risk 8:00 – When questions interrupt the client's process — This video features a digital avatar of Rory. The content has been academically reviewed for accuracy and alignment with current best practice. You can find out more about DigiRory here: https://counsellingtutor.com/introduc... — // SUPPORT YOUR DEVELOPMENT // 🎓 Counselling Skills Academy → https://counsellingskillsacademy.com/ 🎓 More Courses & CPD → https://counsellingtutor.com/training... 🎧 Counselling Tutor Podcast → https://counsellingtutor.com/podcast/ 📚 Free Resources → https://counsellingtutor.com/ // STAY CONNECTED // Facebook →   / counsellingstudyresource   Join our FB Group →   / 472203952972076   LinkedIn →   / counselling-tutor   Instagram →   / counsellingtutor   X (Twitter) → https://x.com/CounsellorTutor // ABOUT THIS CHANNEL // Counselling Tutor supports students and qualified practitioners with clear, compassionate guidance. Subscribe for expert videos on counselling skills, theory, ethics, assignments, placements, and CPD. — ⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, supervision, or academic advice. #CounsellingSkills #PersonCentredCounselling #CounsellingStudent #TherapistTraining #CBT #RiskAssessment #Empathy #CounsellingTutor #MentalHealth #Counselling