In order for the helper to act as a container and to offer a therapeutic holding environment, the following processes are required:

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Empathic mirroring allows the helper to reflect the client's feelings, promoting understanding and validation, while limit-setting helps establish a safe and structured environment. These processes together create a therapeutic holding environment where clients feel both understood and contained. Immediate gratification, distancing from clients' feelings, and encouraging clients to experience their lack of groundedness do not contribute to such an environment in the same way.

In Order for the Helper to Act as a Container