When a therapist is “trying too hard” to
“repair” their client, what are they essentially doing?

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Undermining the client’s self-determination by
assuming the client is damaged and needs to be fixed

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Offering too much emotional validation, which
may reinforce maladaptive patterns

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Redirecting the client away from their emotional
material to preserve therapeutic boundaries

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Accelerating the treatment process in response
to external time pressures

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