Ирина Архипова – English for Psychotherapy and Counselling: Handbook for Practitioners. Английский для психотерапии и консультирования: практическое руководство (страница 27)
Use: planned intentions, decisions already made, and predictions based on present evidence
Form:
• Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + going to + main verb
• Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + main verb
• Questions: Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + main verb?
Examples from therapy:
• We are going to work on your communication skills.
• I am going to assign homework to practise between sessions.
• The client is going to keep a thought diary this week.
• We are going to focus on relapse prevention in our final sessions.
• They are going to terminate therapy after achieving their goals.
C. Present Continuous for arrangements
Use: fixed arrangements and scheduled appointments
Form:
• Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + main verb-ing
• Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + main verb-ing
• Questions: Am/Is/Are + subject + main verb-ing?
Examples from therapy:
• We are meeting next Tuesday at 3 PM.
• I am seeing my therapist this week.
• The client is coming for their intake session tomorrow.
• We are having our termination session next month.
• They are not attending group therapy this week.
Exercise 1: Choose the correct form
Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verb in brackets:
1. In our next session, we _______ (explore) your childhood experiences.
2. I think this treatment plan _______ (be) effective for your symptoms.
3. We _______ (meet) every Wednesday at 4 PM for the next three months.
4. The therapist _______ (use) CBT techniques to address your negative thoughts.
5. Look at your progress! You _______ (achieve) your goals soon.
6. I _______ (assign) you homework to practise assertiveness skills.
7. Our termination session _______ (take place) on December 15th.
8. This relapse prevention plan _______ (help) you maintain your progress.
Exercise 2: Will vs. Going to
Decide if each sentence should use “will” or “going to”:
1. A: I haven’t decided which intervention to use yet.
B: I _______ (recommend) trying cognitive restructuring first.
2. We _______ (start) working on your social anxiety in today’s session. (This was planned last week)
3. A: The client seems very distressed.
B: Don’t worry. I _______ (check in) with him right away. (spontaneous decision)
4. According to the treatment plan, therapy _______ (last) for 16 weeks.
5. I can see you’re making great progress. You _______ (reach) your goals very soon. (based on evidence)
Exercise 3: Complete the treatment plan discussion
Complete this dialogue between a therapist and client using appropriate future forms:
Therapist: So, we _______ (work) together for approximately 12 sessions. In our first few sessions, we _______ (focus) on assessment and goal-setting.
Client: That sounds good. What _______ (happen) in the later sessions?
Therapist: We _______ (use) various CBT techniques to help you manage your anxiety. I _______ (teach) you relaxation skills and cognitive restructuring.
Client: _______ (I / have) homework?
Therapist: Yes, I _______ (assign) practice exercises between sessions. This _______ (help) you apply what we learn in therapy to your daily life.
Client: When _______ (we / meet)?
Therapist: We _______ (meet) every Thursday at 2 PM. Does that work for you?
Client: Perfect. I _______ (see) you next Thursday, then!
Exercise 4: Correct the mistakes
Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences:
1. We will meeting for our session tomorrow at 3 PM.
2. I think the client is going achieve their goals soon.
3. The therapist going to assign homework next week.
4. Our final session will taking place in June.
5. What we are going to work on today?
6. The treatment plan are going to include relaxation techniques.
7. I meet my supervisor next Monday to discuss this case.
8. Will the client going to attend group therapy?
COMMUNICATION:
A Therapeutic Session: Setting Goals and Creating a Treatment Plan
Context: This is session 3. The client, James, is a 37-year-old professional who came to therapy for anxiety and sleep problems. He has been in therapy for three weeks. The therapist is Dr. Roberts.
Dr. Roberts: Good morning, James. How have you been since we last met?