Therapeutic interventions with glass fetishist: From the perspective of pacing and leading

Abstract

In psychological interviews, some clients cannot follow the established treatment procedures. This study discussed the utilization of pacing and leading adjusting to a client who had experienced therapy dropout. The client became sexually excited when he touched a glass window. One day, he touched the glass window of a complete stranger, resulting in his arrest. First, the therapist accepted the client’s thought and action. Then, the therapist led the client to touch glass legally. This study suggests the following: 1. it is effective to pace clients’ thoughts and actions in which they persist; and 2. it is effective to lead clients to a desirable goal by slightly changing what they persist in.