I agree with stopdog here in that most clients have a Meh experience and move on. Since I'm a T in training it's interesting to see the other side of the issue where the therapists seem to really respect the clients and even fear them a little. The biggest worry among many of my classmates is that clients will find them useless and won't return. It is most definitely not taught (in my university at least) to foster dependence. The guidance I've received is to meet the client were they are at, not to force a diagnosis or treatment plan on them that doesn't fit or that heh want no part of. Granted I work in a facility that treats a specific disorder so my experience is somewhat skewed. A couple of clients where I am have outside Ts who seem to have hero complexes that elicits eye rolls from staff members yet are idolized by patients. Yet these types of experiences are thankfully not the norm.