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Originally Posted by monalisasmile
As for the power issue you refer to, this seems to be moving away from the thread. We all have the power to leave therapy and to start and the way I look at it is the client has most of the power because they choose to do both.
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I disagree. This has everything to do with power. Seems the OP's predicament hinges on the perceived threat of losing the relationship if she says the wrong thing. Or being subject to labeling or punitive boundary setting, which is the exclusive domain of the therapist.
As for power to leave, scan this forum. Many clients apparently live in fear of losing the therapeutic bond. They live in fear of the associated rejection and abandonment, suddenly being alone with all the stuff and having no place to go, being shamed if they reveal too much or too little.