One Way to Experience (Unconditional) Positive Regard in Difficult Situations

One way to experience (unconditional) positive regard in difficult situations (for example with parent who is abusive toward his or her child) is to:

A) Smile warmly at your client and let the subception process take over.
B) Tell your client that what he or she is saying makes you uncomfortable and then continue on.
C) Find within yourself the positive regard for the suffering human being in the room with you.
D) Ask your client to limit his or her sharing of details to behavior only and to censor the emotions surrounding the behavior.
E) Both a and b would work well together.