Compassionate Boundaries
Setting compassionate boundaries starts with understanding your own needs and limits. It means communicating kindly yet clearly what is acceptable, creating space for growth while maintaining respect for yourself and others.
Core Concepts
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Recognize behavioral resistance as a protective pattern rooted in fear or past trauma.
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Set clear, kind, and hope-centered boundaries with clients who are deflective, defensive, or disengaged.
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Apply key principles from Social Cognitive Theory to influence client belief systems and behavior change through modeling.
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Create a coaching container that supports emotional regulation, trust, and forward movement even in challenging sessions.
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Boundaries model emotional regulation and prevent re-traumatization.
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Resistance ≠ defiance; it’s often a trauma-informed pattern of self-protection.
