Can Therapists Break Up With Their Clients?
Source: Maksym Panchuk / EyeEm / Getty
The Client Needs A Higher Level Of Care
Sometimes therapists have to face that they cannot help a client meet their needs. At times, we work with clients for a significant amount of time and then we realize they need more than what we can give them. There have been times I’ve had to end the therapeutic relationship because my client needed a more intense program or even needed residential treatment. Clients with severe mental illnesses need more than a 45- minute session a week with their therapist because their symptoms are too overwhelming for them to manage in their daily life. It’s the therapist’s duty to realize and tell the client that they need more than what they can offer and refer them to an appropriate program.
