DBT Phone Coaching: Validation, Vulnerabilities, and Self-Disclosure
Key Points
- It’s essential to address therapy-interfering behavior related to phone coaching and establish clear boundaries regarding the therapist’s limitations with regard to providing immediate assistance.
- Being genuine and authentic about the therapist’s fallibility and limits is crucial in maintaining a healthy therapeutic relationship and preventing the client from feeling responsible for the therapist’s inability to offer effective solutions.
- The therapist actively anticipates and problem-solves potential challenges, such as the client’s reluctance to call for help, and validates the their concerns while exploring ways to minimize potential issues within the therapeutic relationship.
