A therapist challenges her client during a therapy session by saying, "So what if your fiancée left you and married your roommate instead? Why does that mean that you are not a good person?" The therapist is working from which perspective?

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The therapist is using rational-emotive therapy (RET) perspective, which focuses on changing irrational beliefs that create emotional distress. The therapist challenges the client's irrational belief that being left for someone else means they are not a good person.

A Therapist Challenges Her Client During a Therapy Session by Saying