“Those “wounded healers” (Jung 1969; Schneider& May, 1994) have great reserves of empathy and experience from which to draw.” (Guindon, 2011, pg. 10)
If one has experienced and felt the emotions beforehand then one has a better understanding of what others are going through. Based on previous experience, they might even know how to better accommodate the client in their time of need.
If one has experienced and felt the emotions beforehand then one has a better understanding of what others are going through. Based on previous experience, they might even know how to better accommodate the client in their time of need.