During One of Your Sessions, Your Client Does Not Make

question 16

Essay

During one of your sessions, your client does not make much eye contact with you, uses one-word responses to your questions, and frequently glances at his watch. What hypotheses do you have about what may be going on with your client? Provide three hypotheses and discuss how you might go about exploring theses hypotheses with your client.

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