Ending Mentoring Relationships: Important Lessons From Child Psychotherapy

Research on early terminations in therapy, including the specific behaviors and attitudes that increase their likelihood, is relevant to mentoring relationships. Nearly half of all therapeutic ties terminate prematurely, owing to a variety of factors. Sometimes parents or spouses sabotage the process; sometimes clients reenact earlier, dysfunctional behaviors; and sometimes clients are dissatisfied with their therapists or feel disappointed with how therapy is progressing. Clients rarely tell their therapists when they are upset with the process, preferring instead to withdraw from direct confrontation. Click here to read more.