SupportiveListening

=Supportive Listening=


 * Split into pairs. Each person has half the time available to be listened to and simply paid attention to even if not talking.
 * The listener may offer supportive words, but should not interrupt or bring in their own experience. It is enough just to be listening attentively and non-judgmentally.
 * Being listened to in this way helps you move through what is distracting you from being clear. It is a way of moving you on to being able to take initiative in new ways.
 * Just having someone listen to you with no strings attached can bring up strong feelings. Although this can be scary, it's a positive experience. Try not to be embarrassed.
 * This is done in absolute confidentiality. Afterwards, the listener must not refer to what is said to anyone, not even to the person who said it.

Source: http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/supportivelistening.html