Client Resistance Research Paper
Client Resistance and You
A client may attempt to avoid counseling attempts for all sorts of for example, a fear of intimacy or discovery, an unwillingness to face personal truths, a lack of interest in counseling, a tendency toward self-destruction and/or low self-esteem to name a few. Resistance refers to the client’s efforts to block the progress of treatment. These efforts are usually unconscious. Resistance occurs because the client experiences anxiety when unconscious conflicts begin to be uncovered. Clifton Mitchell of Psychotherapy.net, in an article titled "Resistant Clients: We All Had Them; Here 's How to Help Them." Mitchell goes on to say, "Encountering resistance is likely evidence that therapy is taking place." In fact, successful
A client may attempt to avoid counseling attempts for all sorts of for example, a fear of intimacy or discovery, an unwillingness to face personal truths, a lack of interest in counseling, a tendency toward self-destruction and/or low self-esteem to name a few. Resistance refers to the client’s efforts to block the progress of treatment. These efforts are usually unconscious. Resistance occurs because the client experiences anxiety when unconscious conflicts begin to be uncovered. Clifton Mitchell of Psychotherapy.net, in an article titled "Resistant Clients: We All Had Them; Here 's How to Help Them." Mitchell goes on to say, "Encountering resistance is likely evidence that therapy is taking place." In fact, successful