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My old T calls everyone clients...I'm not sure about new T though. I haven't heard her refer to others either way yet, that I recall.
I prefer the term "patient" actually. I am a nurse in a hospital and have worked in hospitals for the last 12 yrs of my life, and if you're not a staff member then you're a patient. I guess it just feels normal to me to hear that. Plus, to me the term "client" feels so void of emotion. It sounds so business like and the feeling I get from the word client is one of indifference and separation as opposed to patients where I feel like there is a feeling of caretaking...either being cared for or offering care.
I think that most T's are trained to call/see their patients as clients though. Maybe it has something to do with the boundaries of the T/client relationships? Not sure.
It doesn't bother me either way though.
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