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Originally Posted by *Beth*
This is such an interesting thread.
So if a client gets more attention, devotion, and - let's call it what it is - special treatment - by a therapist, what is the motivation for a client to "get better" only to risk losing the therapist's attention and becoming "just another client"?
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I think there is a right balance to strike. I believe giving too much to the client can, like you said, not make them want to improve and subsequently 'lose' T. Some might want to 'please' T by showing that they are making progress.
Ts can sometimes offer too much and that is not to the benefit of the client. Yet, some T can also be so withholding that is just plain hurts. Neither extreme is good