As a narrative therapist, you find that your client is unwilling to accept the reality of her situation, but is even more unwilling to explain it to you. When a client believes that we as therapists know too much, which of the following narrative interventions can be helpful?

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If you are having difficulty getting your client to elaborate on certain issues, the client may believe that you already know what they will say and so has a hard time elaborating on what issues you want to hear about. Playing dumb, or deliberate ignorance, can be most helpful when trying to gain new information in the clients' words and not add anything that you might assume or have ruled out from their own words.

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