Private Practice Skills

Why Therapy Clients Say "I Don’t Know” and How to Respond


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Why do therapy clients say “I don’t know”—and what should we do when they do?


In this episode of Private Practice Skills, I explore six reasons clients might say “I don’t know” in session and name effective, compassionate responses that can help move the work forward.


Because I know we've all been in the situation where a therapy client says "I don't know" and then we think: "uh oh, I don't know what to do now either!" This one's for you :)


You’ll walk away feeling more prepared and less alone in those awkward or confusing moments.


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This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



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This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

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