This research is a self-as-subject heuristic inquiry, designed to provide in-depth qualitative data on the incorporation of a spiritual dimension into an experiential counseling approach. Training in the UK exposed my emotional block to anger, once hidden in a home culture and a Chinese Christian community. I was stuck in a position where I needed the relational capacity to form a trusting therapeutic relationship for therapy to work and yet did not have that very capacity to trust any therapist. Both Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) procedures and Christian prayer healing contributed to a breakthrough on my work with the emotional block, which fascinated and motivated me to explore the integration of the two. My personal interest in searching for therapeutic change mechanisms led me to find God as an emotion friendly Person who was helping me to become such a person. This paper aims to lend perspectives to therapists who work with clients who have a personal relationship with their God, even if the therapist has a different belief system.
Prière centrée sur les émotions avec un Dieu sensible aux émotions -Mon exploration de la prière avec les techniques EFT en tant que consellor chrétien chinoisCette recherche, conçue pour fournir des données qualitatives approfondies sur l'incorporation d'une dimension spirituelle dans une approche de counseling expérientiel, correspond à une investigation heuristique de soi en tant que sujet. Une formation suivie au Royaume-Uni a révélé en moi un noyau émotionnel de colère personnelle, émotion jusque-là réprimée par la culture domestique et la communauté chrétienne chinoise que j'ai connues. J'étais coincé dans la position où j'avais besoin d'une capacité relationnelle pour former une relation thérapeutique de confiance ARTICLE HISTORY
