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Originally Posted by stopdog
I think a therapist has to be willing to let the client decide what change is desirableand in what time frame. The therapist cannot inflict change upon the client and doesnot get to decide what cfhange is worthwhile and what change is not - that is the province of the client. And the client may not desire just any change - there are changes which would or could be much much worse than the current condition, in my opinion.
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I agree with most of that, SD. although I do think that with experience, a T can know how 'worthwhile' a change will probably turn out to be.
But what I was posting about was the client's level of desire to change, and how the T deals with that.