How to Set Reasonable Expectations for Your Clients

In our culture we talk about self-care or relaxation so often as if it's like well you should be able to do this thing and then it's all fixed and did it that I also think that sets up clients. When you have a client that let's say has been in freeze for weeks if not months what do you set up as a reasonable expectation for here? "1% better is still 1% better" says the therapist.