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How do you guys emotionally deal with abrupt, cold terminations?

I know clients don’t owe us “warm”, I’m not saying they do. I’m just a human with feelings. When it’s someone you’ve had great rapport with and they’ve been very engaged and verbally appreciative of each session, and we’re on track with making good progress then out of nowhere they just terminate- and not in a way of “Thanks for everything, I’ve enjoyed working together” but just very passively and short. I’m about eight months into my first private practice job and it hurts me everytime when it’s a client I really enjoy. It feels dehumanizing. Again I’m not saying clients owe me anything but I’m just trying to know how to deal with it and not let it ruin my entire day, because it often does.

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