Overcoming Therapy Interfering Behaviors: A Guide To Foster Therapeutic Progress
Therapy interfering behaviors are defensive strategies that hinder progress in therapy. These include resistance (avoidance, denial), acting out (blaming others), defensive strategies (withholding information), cognitive distortions (arguing), and over-compliance (excessive agreement). By recognizing and understanding these behaviors, therapists can help clients overcome them through coping mechanisms, emotional expression, cognitive restructuring, and collaborative exploration of underlying…