counseling relationship

the interaction between counselor and client in which the relationship is professional yet also characterized by empathic warmth and authenticity, with the counselor bringing professional training, experience, and personal insight to bear on the problems revealed by the client. The relationship is considered to be of central importance in bringing about desired change.

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March 17th 2025

rebelliousness

n. resistance to authority, especially parental authority or its equivalent. —rebellious adj.