@article {Larsen:December 2007:0951-5070:401, author = "Larsen, Denise", author = "Edey, Wendy", author = "Lemay, Lenora", title = "Understanding the role of hope in counselling: Exploring the intentional uses of hope", journal = "Counselling Psychology Quarterly", volume = "20", year = "December 2007", abstract = "In this paper we look at various conceptual models of hope and research evidence for the integral role that hope plays in counselling. We recognize hope as a dynamic process during which counsellor and client interact in ways that can be mutually influencing and we review research that explores this reciprocal process. A model for the intentional use of hope in counselling that recognizes both implicit and explicit approaches is offered. Metaphors for hope-work that position and re-position both counsellor and client in ways that may foster hope are explored. Finally, we provide suggestions for initiating conversations in which hope can be an explicit therapeutic focus.", pages = "401-416(16)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/ccpq/2007/00000020/00000004/art00006" doi = "doi:10.1080/09515070701690036" }