As a social worker I keep enough distance from the client's outcome so that I don't start to own their outcome, which doesn't belong to me at all. If the helping professional becomes too invested in the outcome then they can get angry. This stance, or rather it is really a boundary, is really good for the mental health of the helping professional!

The client needs space for empowerment. If I'm owning their outcome, and violating their boundaries, it is going to affect their empowerment which is a really big deal IMO.

Of course I want the client to get healthy but I have to let them stumble around to get there if this is what happens - patience........

And of course the client might be right!

Whenever I have gotten angry I see it as something that I really need to work on.