Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process

Yağmur Cennet Yurtlu; Ömer Emirhan Gültekin; Özlem Ulaş Kılıç

doi:10.46778/goputeb.1674278

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Danışan Perspektifleri: Psikolojik Danışma Sürecinin Anlamlandırılması

Abstract

Son yüzyılda psikolojik danışma süreci gibi sunulan profesyonel hizmetlerin hizmeti alan bireyler açısından nasıl algılandığı üzerine odaklanan çalışmalarda artış yaşandığı söylenebilir. Bu araştırma ile danışanların psikolojik danışma oturumlarından sonra tuttukları günlük kayıtlarının ve tüm süreç sonunda doldurdukları süreç değerlendirme formlarının analizi yoluyla, danışanların bakış açısıyla psikolojik danışma sürecini keşfetmek ve anlamak hedeflenmektedir. Bu anlamda süpervizyonlu bir eğitimden geçen psikolojik danışmanların verdiği hizmetlerin danışanları tarafından nasıl algılandığı anlaşılmak istenmektedir. Danışanların psikolojik danışma sürecindeki deneyimlerine ilişkin günlük kayıtlarından ve psikolojik danışma süreci sonrası değerlendirme formlarından elde edilen verileri incelemek amacıyla nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden tematik analiz yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Bu anlamda çalışmaya toplam altı danışan ve bu danışanlar tarafından her oturum sonunda doldurulan 42 günlük ve 6 süreç değerlendirme formu dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Demografik Bilgi Formu, Günlük Kayıt Formu ve Psikolojik Danışma Süreci Sonrası Değerlendirme Formu hazırlanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarında, katılımcıların psikolojik danışma sürecine ilişkin deneyimlerinin duygusal deneyimler, problemler ve bakış açıları, terapötik beceri ve teknik algıları ve kazanılan beceriler ve özellikler olmak üzere dört ana tema da şekillendiği ortaya konulmuştur. Bulgular ilgili literatür ışığında tartışılmış ve ilgili paydaşlara öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Psikolojik Danışma Süreci, Tematik Veri Analizi, Günlük Kayıtları, Süpervizyon

Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process

Abstract

In the last century, it can be said that there has been an increase in studies focusing on how professional services, such as the counseling process, are perceived by the individuals receiving the service. This study aims to explore and understand the counseling process from the perspective of the clients through the analysis of the daily records kept by the clients after the counseling sessions and the process evaluation forms filled out at the end of the whole process. In this sense, it is aimed to understand how the services provided by counselors who have undergone supervised training are perceived by their clients. The thematic analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used to examine the data obtained from the clients' diary records regarding their experiences in the counseling process and the evaluation forms after the counseling process. In this sense, a total of six clients and 42 diary and 6 process evaluation forms filled out by these clients at the end of each session were included in the study. Demographic Information Form, Daily Record Form and Post-Counseling Process Evaluation Form were prepared to collect data. The results of the study revealed that the participants' experiences of the counseling process were shaped by four main themes: emotional experiences, problems and perspectives, perceptions of therapeutic skills and techniques, and acquired skills and characteristics. The findings are discussed in the light of the relevant literature, and recommendations are presented to relevant stakeholders.

Keywords

Counseling Process, Thematic Analysis, Diary records, Supervision

Ethical Statement

The necessary ethics committee permission was obtained from Giresun University Social Sciences, Science and Engineering Sciences Research Ethics Committee dated 08.11.2023 and numbered E-50288587-050.06.04-2300007471.

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Yağmur Cennet Yurtlu
0009-0005-6155-2647
Türkiye

Ömer Emirhan Gültekin
0009-0004-3837-0960
Türkiye

Özlem Ulaş Kılıç ^*
0000-0002-2757-7905
Türkiye

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Year 2025 Volume: 13 Number: 2

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Yurtlu, Y. C., Gültekin, Ö. E., & Ulaş Kılıç, Ö. (2025). Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences, 13(2), 1110-1177. https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1674278

AMA

1.Yurtlu YC, Gültekin ÖE, Ulaş Kılıç Ö. Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process. IJTES. 2025;13(2):1110-1177. doi:10.46778/goputeb.1674278

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Yurtlu, Yağmur Cennet, Ömer Emirhan Gültekin, and Özlem Ulaş Kılıç. 2025. “Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process”. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences 13 (2): 1110-77. https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1674278.

EndNote

Yurtlu YC, Gültekin ÖE, Ulaş Kılıç Ö (July 1, 2025) Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences 13 2 1110–1177.

IEEE

[1]Y. C. Yurtlu, Ö. E. Gültekin, and Ö. Ulaş Kılıç, “Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process”, IJTES, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 1110–1177, July 2025, doi: 10.46778/goputeb.1674278.

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Yurtlu, Yağmur Cennet - Gültekin, Ömer Emirhan - Ulaş Kılıç, Özlem. “Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process”. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences 13/2 (July 1, 2025): 1110-1177. https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1674278.

JAMA

1.Yurtlu YC, Gültekin ÖE, Ulaş Kılıç Ö. Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process. IJTES. 2025;13:1110–1177.

MLA

Yurtlu, Yağmur Cennet, et al. “Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process”. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences, vol. 13, no. 2, July 2025, pp. 1110-77, doi:10.46778/goputeb.1674278.

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1.Yağmur Cennet Yurtlu, Ömer Emirhan Gültekin, Özlem Ulaş Kılıç. Client Perspectives: Meaning-Making in the Counseling Process. IJTES. 2025 Jul. 1;13(2):1110-77. doi:10.46778/goputeb.1674278

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