"When a client comes into my office and says "I am struggling with [insert presenting problem], the language of my response is important-it must be ethical and realistic. My obligation is not only to treat within my scope of practice, but also to formulate a realistic, achievable, and clinically-backed treatment plan in an effort to support and assist the client in the most effective way possible."
"There is an important reason why we shy away from terminology like "we can cure that" or "this is the exact solution for that problem." Using this type of language can create false hope and unreasonable expectations. One of my breakthrough moments in my own therapy was when a therapist said to me, "It is impossible to completely rid yourself of anxiety." It was a course correction that helped me learn to be more reasonable with myself and with my expectations of the therapeutic process."
Clinicians must use ethical, realistic language and avoid promising cures for psychological problems. Treatment should remain within scope of practice and be based on realistic, achievable, clinically backed plans. Sharing unresearched or unvetted psychological conclusions is ethically and clinically irresponsible and can cause long-term harm. Promises of cures require peer-reviewed, conclusive evidence before being presented to clients. Claims that specific diets have "cured" schizophrenia or ended bipolar diagnoses are questionable and potentially harmful to clients with serious mental health conditions. Reframing expectations—accepting that some symptoms may not be fully eliminated—can aid therapeutic progress.
Read at Psychology Today
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