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Originally Posted by unaluna
I thought the t was just acknowledging what the OP said.
"I do better when i dont see you."
"Thats rather a slap in the face, isnt it?"
The OP wasnt asking for a reduction in sessions, or how to improve the sessions. The t was just acknowledging her petulance? Which i think is fine on both sides. Its just the truth.
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IMHO the response to "i do better when I see you less often" or something has to be that bland curiosity that seems to make up much of their jobs:
"Oh?"
"How do you understand that?"
"Tell me about that"
"What specifically goes better for you?"
"What did you notice about your mood during that period?"
Basically they can say any damn thing as long as it's keeping the focus on the client and what the client said. "Let's make this about my ego" is not really a game therapists get to play. Frankly "I do better when I don't see you" is such a mild thing to say, it's like a nice slow pitch for them, no?
Let's say the client is being petulant, it's probably better not to take the bait and still be calmly present and blandly curious about their feelings rather than reactive.