A client reports everything that her therapist says to her physiotherapist in order to verify if the massage therapist is giving the right information
After her physiotherapy appointments, the client relates each of the physio's comments to the massage therapist. The therapist does not want to continue with this triangle and decides to talk to the client about it. Under the circumstances, a healthy therapeutic response would be to say
a. "I get the impression that you don't trust me."
b. "You know you can find another massage therapist if you want."
c. "If you aren't comfortable with my treatments, you should look for another therapist."
d. "I feel concerned that you check everything I say with your physio. Are you concerned that I don't know what I am doing?"
Answer: d
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