When a coach redirects a client’s focus to their past health habits, which reflection technique is being utilized?

When a coach redirects a client’s focus to their past health habits, the reflection technique being utilized is the shifted-focus technique. This method involves steering the conversation away from the immediate topic and encouraging the client to consider their past experiences, habits, and behaviors regarding health. By reflecting on these previous patterns, the coach helps the client gain insight into how these habits have shaped their current situation and what changes may be necessary moving forward.

Shifting the focus can aid clients in drawing connections between their past and present, leading to greater self-awareness and understanding of the changes they wish to make. This approach can be particularly useful in motivational interviewing, where understanding a client's history is crucial to forming a strategic plan for change.

In contrast, other techniques like simple reflections focus on restating what the client has said without elaboration, amplified reflections exaggerate the client’s sentiments to encourage discussion, and double-sided reflections present two aspects of the client's feelings or offers a more nuanced view. However, none of these techniques specifically redirect the client's focus to their past habits as effectively as the shifted-focus technique does.