Difficult Conversations in the Therapy Room

We want our clients to feel safe and connected with us. We want to be present and attuned, authentic and relational. But this stance can be challenging to maintain with some of our clients or in complicated clinical situations. What about the client who is a fundraiser for the opposing political party, and it’s all you can do to sit on your hands and maintain your professional composure when you realize it? What about when the client that you’ve been working with for a while begins to act out with you the way they do with others, and you’re blindsided by it?

Regardless of how we handle it, the nonverbal information is already in the room. The question is, what do we do about it? There are consequences to the choices we make, whether we avoid the issue or address it in some way, either with our clients or ourselves.

Learn more in this article from the Spring 2025 issue Thorny Topics in the EMDR Therapy Room of Go With That Magazine® by Deany Laliotis, LICSW & Katie Quinlan, CMHC.

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