Month: May 2013

Several reasons. Let’s go through the main problems in order that can prevent you and the patient from co-creating a relationship for change. Perhaps the therapist and patient have not been able to reach a consensus on the problem the patient wants help with. That can occur when we don’t help the patient see and…

“What if you have an anorexic patient at an eating disorders unit who has no wish to be there, no goal for therapy, and no wish to engage psychotherapy? Why does she show up? She does not explicitly want my help, yet comes willingly. As soon as I ask what she wants, she withdraws, becomes…