Abstract
This study first reviews the literature regarding psychosocial approaches to aphasia rehabilitation. Second, it emphasizes the significance of incorporating counseling in aphasia therapy, which contributes to (1) helping clients and their family members increase autonomy and acceptance, (2) facilitating communicative abilities of clients and their family members, and (3) promoting therapist's ability to communicate with others through training in counseling. Third, I discuss methods of incorporating counseling in aphasia therapy. Finally, I propose rethinking the framework of aphasia therapy: that is, a counseling perspective, the goal of which is clients' autonomy and acceptance, should be added to the previous two goals of improving communication and scientific study. The training in counseling should be a prerequisite for aphasia clinicians.
