Does That Sound Familiar to You?

Abstract

The Adult question, “Does that sound familiar to you,” has been found of value as an Intervention with clients who chronically complain about the behavior of other people, and who attribute to such other people, responsibility for creation of problematic areas in the clients' lives. This question faciliates introspection in clients, provided advance preparation such as encouragement to talk about childhood training, feelings, and experiences, has been provided by the therapist. Guidelines for such preparation of the client, for posing the question, and therapist responses to the clients' responses are discussed and illustrated.