I'm not sure what you mean here. Are you talking about a therapist recognizing that a client is headed down a bad road and he/she tries to head the client off? Example: A client says, "I'm sick of the side effects of my meds and I'm going off them?" and the therapist steps in and tells the client that he/she shouldn't just stop their meds cold turkey but should talk first with their psychiatrist/doctor? Or do you mean that the therapist constantly reassures an anxious client that things are going to "get better" that he/she just has to hang in there or that the therapist gives frequent updates as to the client's progress?