... the hope is the relief of anxiety, and on occasion the treatment is for the purpose of just having someone to talk to who willlisten and reflect, respond, and reinforce. At the beginning of therapy,both ... Client Becomes a RiskThere are clients who exhibit and cause danger to themselves and others. Former and present clients have been known to murder theirparents, siblings, and others, while unstable ... to themselves (the suicidal client), a danger to others (the homicidal client), a danger to the community (a potential massmurderer), or a danger to themselves and the community (such as the mass...