Spitting in the Soup Technique

The purpose of this technique is for the counselor to point out the client's irrational or maladaptive behavior and make them aware of why they are doing it. The counselor's goal is to make this behavior appear less appealing to the client, which will then, hopefully, decrease the occurrence. First, the counselor must develop a rapport with the client and find the benefits of the client's behavior. The counselor has to understand the motives of the behavior before it can be corrected. Once these motives are understood, then the counselor can point them out to the client and show him/her how unappealing the behavior actually is. They can then work on effective behaviors that can replace this present behavior. This technique is commonly used with other Adlerian techniques and has been applied in cases of post-traumatic stress and abuse. I think this technique seems to be a bit aggressive, but can effective in the right setting.