Validation of the Client

We soon found that validation of the client by the counselor was . . . a dependable direction. In general, distressing experiences are not stored away that include someone being rationally validating and approving to the victim.


Harvey Jackins


Reprinted from page 39 of “The Complete 
Appreciation of Oneself,” in The Human Situation

(Present Time 211, April 2023)


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