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Therapists free of personal values?

This brings up and interesting point: Can a therapist or psychologist completely remove all personal values when dealing with a client? And more importantly, should they?

Question: When can the personal values of the therapist be useful, or be used therapeutically in the counseling setting?

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This solution explains the reasons why a therapist should occassionally express his/her personal values to a client.

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There are certain times when the personal values of a therapist can be useful in the counseling setting. A psychologist who generally values individualism may have a client who shares these values. As a result treatment is likely to be made easier. A ...

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