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Self-disclose?

2/17/2012

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This scenario is not really an ETHICAL dilemma but it is a PRACTICE dilemma and I would like some feedback.  I have been seeing a woman in her 50s for about six months.  The focus of the work has been around sub-clinical depression, work stress, and relationships (or lack thereof). 

She has been divorced 10 years and is hoping for another relationship.  When she came into a session right after Valentines Day, she asked: "Did you do anything special for Valentines Day?"  Knowing that her loneliness is part of her depression, how should I have answered?  Do you answer with the truth and risk making her feel worse?  So you not answer and perhaps put a dent in the pretty good therapeutic relationship? Or turn it around and ask how she reacts to Valentines Day in her situation?  
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