I'm too new to therapy to be able to answer your question in any depth, but if I were you I'd want to know if her demeanor is a professional pose adopted with all clients, or whether the sort of actions you want her to take would feel somehow inauthentic to her and that's why she's reluctant to do as you ask. (Would it really distract her? Mine seems able to offer comfort and listen at the same time. They're both part of interacting with me.)

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