I think this discussion is interesting, I didn't realize however how sensitive the topic is, I apologize if it upsets people.
I think I didn't take from the article what some others read. I think it talked about help-resisting people. And it's not a myth, that there ARE people in therapy who are not willing to work, who complain a lot and who can not get out of that mode easily or don't want to. These people do exist. I was one of them. I have no problem to admit that. And I have an extensive trauma history too. I have PTSD. And yes, for me that approach absolutely worked. So generalizing for what group of clients this works is pointless in my opinion. It's not like the therapist is always pushing or is ever mean to the client. It doesn't mean that there is no validation, patience, understanding. On the contrary. I had just as much warmth and fuzziness and validation and encouragement as I had some tough love and as I said before, for me personally it was life-saving. So I think it depends on the client as well as the T. I am glad I had some tough T's in my past. I would have never gotten out of my misery without it.

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