Today we’re looking at why giving and receiving empathy is important. It’s a superpower that is often overlooked in this chaotic world that glorifies productivity.
I refer a lot to Biblical empathy, as I do feel there is a difference between the empathy that a Christian is able to offer someone. ( I don’t want to call it spiritual empathy as I don’t want you to get confused with the new age clairvoyant type beliefs that some subscribe to. )
Empathy is to respectfully perceive what the client is bringing from their frame of reference and to communicate that back in a way that makes the client feel they’ve been understood. Counselling Tutor
To add to this description, I would stress ‘emotional attunement’ as an attribute of empathy.