Logan, a strategic therapist, is working with a client who reports uncontrollable worrying all of the time. The client reports she cannot stop worrying and feels like her worrying is out of control. Logan asks her client to set an egg timer to worry for 10 minutes at a set time each day for the next week. What is Logan doing?

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Logan is using symptom prescription, a technique where the therapist instructs the client to deliberately engage in or exaggerate a symptom. By asking the client to worry intentionally for a set period, Logan aims to give the client control over the worrying, thereby reducing its impact.

Logan, a Strategic Therapist, Is Working with a Client Who