Understanding Client and Therapist Therapy-Interfering Behaviors in DBT

Sara-Schmidt

Meet Your Instructor: Sara C. Schmidt, Ph.D.

Middle Path Solutions, PLLC

Key Points

  1. Beyond obvious issues, therapy-interfering behaviors include subtle client and therapist interactions that can be challenging to identify and address.
  2. Therapists must balance responding to clients’ emotional states and dissociations without reinforcing avoidance or disconnection.
  3. Recording and reviewing sessions, acknowledging personal therapy-interfering tendencies, and developing systematic approaches to manage these behaviors are critical for effective therapy.

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    Understanding Therapy-Interfering Behaviors

    Therapy-interfering behaviors extend beyond apparent issues like missing sessions or failing to complete diary cards. These behaviors often involve subtle client-clinician interactions that can be challenging to identify.

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