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Mickey Finn asked in HealthMental Health · 1 decade ago

What is most important in beginning the process with a client in psychotherapy ?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    What is important--indeed, crucial--is to establish a rapport and a common reality with the client. And to provide what is perceived as a safe and supportive environment.

    Source(s): Holistic practitioner and psychotherapist, twenty years
  • 1 decade ago

    I think it's validation. Many clients early in the process will talk about their mistakes and the bad things going on in their lives. It's important to validate their problems and help them view their mistakes as coping skills that went awry or outlasted their usefulness.

  • 1 decade ago

    the therapist should stay alert and listen to the words and not just the voice

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