Effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on counselor-client attunement

Abstract

The authors implemented a single-case research design to evaluate a 6-week mindfulness-based intervention on counselor-client attunement with counselor trainees. Mindfulness-trained counselors (n = 5) demonstrated attunement levels at 1.58 times the rate of a comparison group (n = 4). The authors discuss future research on mindfulness in counselor training and the usefulness of single-case methods for empirical validation of interventions.