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In the first session, riding the longing of the patient is only sensible if it is balanced by a sharp outlook for dangerous turns. The first look will be ahead for a drift or a fall from the present position. Where will the slope of the patient’s fall take him?
The … [doctor] … during this period may be compared to a traveler standing on top a hill overlooking the country through which he is about to journey. Alexander and French, 1946, p. 109
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Gustafson, J.P. (1995). Perils at the Outset. In: The Dilemmas of Brief Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1837-2_3
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