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For example, the patient whose therapist is unwilling to negotiate the tasks or goals of treatment may feel misunderstood or disrespected.
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Yes indeed.  
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For example, a therapist explores similarities between the control struggles occurring in the therapeutic relationship and the patient’s parallel tendency to become involved in controls struggles with others in his or her life.
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This is the line Madame T took. It was a disaster because I felt she was discounting my experience and ignoring my specific issues with her.
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When this takes place, it is important for therapists to attempt to respond in an open or nondefensive fashion, and to accept responsibility for their contribution to the interaction as opposed to blaming the patient for misunderstanding or distorting.
It also proves important for therapists to empathize with their patients’ experience and to validate them for broaching a potentially divisive topic in a session.
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Are you listening Madame T? No, I didn't think so.
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