10 Things Clients Might Say to Stay in Unhealthy Relationships
Boundaries are expectations and needs that help your clients feel safe and comfortable in their relationships. And as a clinician, you are there to help the client recognize dysfunctional patterns and choose a path forward.
Setting healthy boundaries can give your clients peace even when the other person hasn’t changed, so it’s important to be able to identify the signs that your client may need healthier boundaries in family relationships.
Bestselling author and relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab shared with us 10 things clients might say to stay in unhealthy relationships during her keynote at the 2023 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, so you can recognize dysfunctional family patterns and help your clients choose the best path forward.
- I know things will get better soon
- I can see the great person she’ll become
- I just don’t have the financial means or resources to be on my own
- I can’t imagine life without them
- But we've been through so much together
- I do so much for them and don't think they can’t manage without my help
- But what if I'm making the wrong decision?
- I'm sure they'll end our relationship soon
- There are so many others that would be impacted
- I'm fine - I don't think the relationship is all that much work
Want to understand the six types of boundaries? Read Nedra’s blog and download her free infographic here.
You can find more boundaries insight like these in our upcoming FREE live workshop with Nedra Glover Tawwab and three relationship experts – Lindsay Gibson, PsyD, Joshua Coleman, PhD, and Karl Pillemer, PhD – on March 27, 2023.
And now, in this FREE virtual on-demand training, you can learn top tools for better boundaries directly from relationship expert and acclaimed clinician and author, Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW.
She’ll give you practical, easy-to-implement interventions that you can use right away to help your clients set better boundaries and transform their interactions with difficulty family members.
Nedra Glover Tawwab is a New York Times bestselling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. She has practiced relationship therapy for 14 years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Kaleidoscope Counseling. Every day she helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries. Her philosophy is that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues, and her gift is helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and others.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Nedra Glover Tawwab maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Nedra Glover Tawwab has no relevant non-financial relationships.
