Initial Intake and Goal Setting
The therapist conducts an initial assessment, gathers background information from the client, and collaboratively establishes therapy goals and expectations for the sessions.
治疗师进行初步评估，从咨客那里收集背景信息，并共同为会谈确立治疗目标和期望。
对话
聆听并跟进对话
词汇
对话中的必备词汇和短语
overwhelmed
Feeling overwhelmed means you have too much to handle, like too many tasks or emotions, making you feel buried under pressure.
感到不知所措意味着你有太多的东西要处理，比如太多的任务或情绪，让你感觉被压力埋没。
stressed
Stressed describes feeling worried or tense because of difficult situations, like work or personal problems.
Stressed 描述由于困难情况（如工作或个人问题）而感到担心或紧张的感觉。
concentration
Concentration is the ability to focus your attention on something without getting distracted.
集中力是将注意力集中在某事上而不分心的能力。
elaborate
To elaborate means to explain something in more detail, adding more information to make it clearer.
阐述意味着更详细地解释某事，添加更多信息以使其更清晰。
triggered
Triggered means something has caused or started a reaction, like stress or emotions, often suddenly.
Triggered 意味着某事引发或启动了一个反应，比如压力或情绪，通常是突然的。
work-life balance
Work-life balance refers to managing time between job responsibilities and personal life to avoid burnout.
工作与生活平衡指的是在工作职责和个人生活之间管理时间，以避免 burnout。
cope
To cope means to deal with a difficult situation successfully, like handling stress without breaking down.
应对意味着成功处理困难情况，比如在不崩溃的情况下处理压力。
resilience
Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties, like bouncing back after stress or failure.
韧性是快速从困难中恢复的能力，就像在压力或失败后反弹一样。
关键句型
需要记住和练习的重要短语
Could you tell me a little bit about what brings you here?
This is a polite opening question in professional conversations, like therapy or meetings, to invite someone to share their reason for coming. It uses 'could' for politeness and 'a little bit' to soften the request, making it useful for starting discussions without pressure.
这是一个在专业对话中，如治疗或会议，使用礼貌的开场问题，用于邀请某人分享他们来此的原因。它使用 'could' 来表示礼貌，并用 'a little bit' 来缓和请求，使其在不施加压力的情况下开始讨论非常有用。
Lately I've been feeling overwhelmed and extremely stressed at work.
This sentence describes recent emotional states using 'lately' for time and 'feeling' followed by adjectives. It's practical for expressing personal problems in therapy or casual talks, helping learners share feelings clearly with present perfect continuous tense implied.
这个句子使用 'lately' 表示时间，并以 'feeling' 后接形容词来描述最近的情感状态。它在治疗或随意交谈中表达个人问题时很实用，帮助学习者通过隐含的现在完成进行时清晰地分享感受。
Could you elaborate a bit on how long you've been experiencing these feelings?
A follow-up question in conversations to get more details, using 'elaborate' and 'a bit' for gentleness. Useful in interviews or therapy to encourage deeper sharing; grammar includes present perfect for ongoing experiences.
对话中的跟进问题，用于获取更多细节，使用 'elaborate' 和 'a bit' 以增加温柔感。在访谈或治疗中用于鼓励更深入的分享；语法包括现在完成时表示持续的经历。
It sounds like a significant shift in your work-life balance.
This empathetic response acknowledges what someone said, using 'it sounds like' to paraphrase and show understanding. Great for supportive talks; 'shift' means change, and it's a common pattern in counseling to build rapport.
这种共情回应承认了某人所说的话，使用 'it sounds like' 来转述并显示理解。非常适合支持性对话；'shift' 意为变化，这是咨询中建立融洽关系的常见模式。
I really want to learn how to cope with work stress better.
Expresses personal goals using 'want to' for desires and 'how to' for learning skills. Practical for goal-setting in therapy or self-improvement discussions; 'better' compares improvement, useful for intermediate learners stating aspirations.
使用 'want to' 表示欲望和 'how to' 表示学习技能来表达个人目标。在治疗或自我提升讨论中的目标设定很实用；'better' 用于比较改进，对中级学习者陈述愿望很有用。
Those are very clear and actionable goals.
This praises and confirms goals as practical and doable, with 'actionable' meaning easy to act on. Useful in collaborative settings like therapy to agree on plans; adjective order (clear and actionable) shows descriptive patterns.
这赞扬并确认目标实用且可行，其中' actionable'意为易于行动。在治疗等协作环境中用于同意计划很有用；形容词顺序（clear and actionable）显示描述性模式。