I think it depends in what your goals are as a client. What do you want to work on and what do you hope to achieve, like others have said.
I have had clients who just come in and talk about the same things week after week and this is ok because everytime they tell the same story they are working through it in a different way. For example, they will tell the story from a different perspective, from their own and then from their partners etc....
I ask them if it was helpful to look at it from a different angle and mostly it is because they get clarity and understanding.
I know personally my ex t would not tolerate a client coming in and repeating their story in various different ways and had said before, you are just coming in here weekly and paying for lip service, where is the work you are you, you are wasting your own and my time. Somehow, I diss agree because if you push a client further than their comfort zone or than they are ready to go, well, the consequences are dire, so it's all about the clients pace.
You follow them as they lead you down the path they need to go. Sometimes they get a little list and need some guidance though.

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