10. Working with the Obsessive Client
The Obsessive client can be very hard on themselves, they're perfectionists.
Often they want to control the external world, as well as their internal world, so they don't need to feel.
Their history can be where they've been ‘missed’ or one which has had little or no validation.
In the podcast when we are talking about controlling the environment and controlling people, it's all about protection, safety and security.
The clients scare is usually from the parent or the significant caretaker who has in some way shamed them, neglected them, or let them down.
That Critical Parent can then be…
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