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Setting Limits: Understanding Boundaries in Therapy

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When you are interviewing a therapist, you want to ask them how strict their therapeutic boundaries are. You might be less comfortable with a psychoanalytic therapist if you would prefer that a hug is permitted occasionally, or you might be less comfortable with a humanistic therapist if you prefer a formal therapeutic frame.

To prevent a potentially awkward situation, you might want to ask your therapist what they do if they see a client in a store or at a social event. What does he or she prefer you to do in that situation?

You may figure that once you have ended therapy with someone, these restrictions no longe

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