Supporting the Resistant Client: Understanding and Managing Resistance in Therapy

Leah Aguirre, LCSW, coauthor of The Girl’s Guide to Relationships, Sexuality, and Consent, shares how to roll with and support the resistant client. Leah is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in San Diego, CA. She works primarily with teens and adults who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood abuse, domestic violence, and dating violence, and provides trauma-based treatment including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Aguirre writes a blog for Psychology Today, and has been featured in Bumble, GQ, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and in the Reframe and DiveThru apps. 

Check Out the Quick Tip Here: https://www.newharbinger.com/blog/quick-tips-therapists/rolling-with-and-supporting-the-resistant-client/  

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