Précis
 

Interpersonal interaction, communication, and "social involvement" constitute D.W. and D. Sue's definition of counseling(2003). Since definitions (any construct’s "what-ness") are   insufficient to precisely convey any person's, place's, or thing’s "becoming-ness", the "I like…game" counseling technique provides a flexibly structured, individual or small-group counseling format, which insures an honestly authentic dialogue between and among two to approximately fifteen participants.  

The "I like…game’s" effectiveness is derived, or sentence-stems, from the shared   etymological roots of the Spanish verb "gustar", meaning "to like", and the English noun "gusto", defined in Webster’s as:  

1)  "individual or special taste",  

2) enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment or appreciation, and,  

3) vitality marked by an abundance of vigor and enthusiasm.  

Client-participants in the "I like…game" are impelled by the rules of the game to both positive choosing and cooperative/respectful waiting, following a therapeutically flexible  script, toward increased insight and experiential counseling/parenting skill.