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Originally Posted by Rive.
Thank you for clarifying. I get what you mean. The running theme seems to be that she is not hearing, nor being attuned, to you. Seems like you are talking to a wall. A humanist approach would seem more suitable..
Would it possible (unless you already did so) to have a frank discussion with her - i.e. you telling her your needs (at least the important stuff like validation, showing care, etc.) and see if she/you both can work around this. Although not ideal (even if you have to put up with irritating breathing exercises), this way you'd still have minimum support - which is always better than nothing.
Of course, it depends on how untenable therapy is with her..
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I tried to have a conversation with her yesterday, but it didn't get very far. I was caught off guard by her pulling out a sheet where she had typed up my "goals" by quoting things I had said in the previous session, which were not actually goals but answers to some of her annoying/irrelevant questions. I think I will take your suggestion and plan on having a more pointed conversation with her at the beginning of my next session. (Although I will NOT be doing any breathing exercises!)