The psychological foundation of counseling relationships -- The "problem" as a counseling metaphor -- The relational self -- Hearing the hidden messages -- Positive and negative internal dialogue in counseling -- Training implications of hidden messages -- Developing multicultural competencies with the triad training model -- Sexual harassment, juvenile delinquency, political affiliation, and lesbian life style as multicultural issues and international applications of the triad training model -- Transcript examples of the triad training model -- Other internal dialogue training models -- The intrapersonal context of counseling.