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What are the qualities you appreciate most within a client?

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Permalink Reply by Dawn Bellanca on November 20, 2015 at 9:21am

I appreciate clients that value your service and time: a) they don't cancel at the last minute and 2) arrive on time for their appt. 3) send referrals! :-)

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Permalink Reply by Robert on November 21, 2015 at 8:25am

A client that communicates their needs and expectations at the start of the session rather than the end, a client that realizes some issues takes time and a proper treatment plan to fully address the problem and a client with good hygiene.

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Permalink Reply by Tara Doyle on November 23, 2015 at 4:34pm

Thank you for your replies, Dawn and Robert!

—Tara

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Permalink Reply by Gary W Addis, LMT on December 21, 2015 at 11:39pm

Clients who remain responsive to the therapist when he needs input. Alas, some zonk out at the start of the session even though their stated reason for scheduling was a specific pain issue. In that case, I suspect that reaction is caused by an endorphin flood in reaction to compression of a tender point (aka "trigger point").

Because I was blessed with exceptional sensitivity in my fingertips, 99% of the time I can continue to find and release the offending trigger points even when the client is enjoying a snooze. So that at the end of the session, they arise from my table refreshed from their nap, and virtually pain-free.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer D. Sterner, LMT on December 22, 2015 at 9:38pm

I enjoy the clients most when they continue self-care between sessions...( I will know ). I expect to continue on the road of reducing dysfunction in the muscular/skeletal system not starting from scratch. I weed those out of my schedule.