This clinical skill includes the therapeutic qualities of empathy and warmth while rephrasing the essence of the client's message.

• A. Attending
• B. Paraphrasing
• C. Empathy
• D. Reframing

Answer: (B)

Paraphrasing is a reflective listening skill where you restate the client's message in your own words to capture the essential meaning. It signals you’ve heard not only the content but also the feelings behind it, which brings warmth and empathy into the response. This helps verify accuracy and invites the client to elaborate. Attending is about being present and attentive; empathy is about sharing in the client's feelings but doesn’t necessarily involve restating the message; reframing changes the interpretation rather than simply restating. So paraphrasing best fits the description of combining warmth and empathy with restating the essence of what the client said.