Re: Frustrated Therapist

Not much I can add to the above comment except that with a client with a history of sexual abuse, they have already felt intruded upon, felt the pressure on their comfort level pushed to the limit. The last thing you want to do is to push that. Questions are by nature intrusive. I try to only ask questions to clarify statements a client has already made.

If you have not gotten this client to open up to you for two years, chances are you aren't going to. Even if you change tactics now, it is quite likely that the client has built up a psychological defensiveness against you.I would consider referring such a client to someone who is purely Rogerian. Have you asked the client how she feels about the therapeutic relationship?

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Re: Frustrated Therapist, by Frustrated Client, 5/1/00 Frustrated Client, by LL, 5/2/00 Re: Frustrated Client, by Frustrated Client, 5/6/00 Re: Frustrated Client, by Monica, 5/8/00 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by aather, 5/3/00 another suggestion, by LL, 5/3/00 Re: another suggestion, by aather, 5/8/00 glad it helped! sounds like good progress! <:- o ........n/t, by LL, 5/10/00 Re:glad it helped! sounds like good progress! <:- o ........n/t, by , 06/05/04 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by Frustrated Client, 5/3/00 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by aather, 5/8/00 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by Monica, 5/8/00 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by Frustrated Client, 5/10/00 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by David Rent, 10/30/03 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by DBS, 05/03/04 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by , 03/02/03 Re: Frustrated Therapist, by sr, 05/30/02

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