1. Using feeling-focused responses (e.g. “You seem to have some real feelings about what happened in this situation”.
2. Clarifying or summarizing responses (e.g. "So instead of responding to Laura's words. you found yourself getting depressed and withdrawing from the group”).
3. Employing open-ended questions (e.g. questions that invite more than one- or two- word responses, such as questions that begin “What" or "How")
4. Giving facilitative feedback (telling another person the effect they have on you as a compliment or a confrontation [e.g. “Julius. I find you easy to talk with.”]
5. Providing a simple acknowledgment (e.g. “Thanks”or “All right")
6. Presenting linking (when the leader identifies similarities and sometimes differences that are occurring among group members to help them join together. for example. “I notice that Willie and Buffy are the only ones who have taken a risk tonight.”)