A crucial problem in the case study and much of therapy is the assumption that the therapist knows what is best for the client. This is both ridiculous and dangerous. The article depicts the therapist as god-figure or paternalistic daddy type, handing down a verdict to the infantile client. There needs to be a discussion between two adults (maybe three). Yea i get it, some clients are out of control. Most are not.

And it's not a simple dichotomy. The choices are not continue as before or stop immediately. There are many ways to handle things. Just "referring out" solves nothing and likely creates many new and serious problems. Seems many therapists are so wrapped up in liability concerns, theoretical rubbish, and tending to their own wounded egos around failure that they make terrible decisions around termination. Articles like this only encourage them to diverge further from reality.