During this roundtable discussion, I realized that the relationship between a therapist and a client can become very complicated; especially when a client becomes defensive. I think that as a therapist, it would be difficult to react appropriately to challenging statements made by a client. Personally, I would feel the need to become defensive when responding to a client. Although through this exercise, I learned that the client will challenge the therapist in attempt to reflect the attention on the therapist. Something that stood out to me during this exercise was that each statement seemed to reflect the clients feelings back onto the therapist. As a therapist, it would be a challenge to remain focused on the client rather than taking each