a. In the post-diagnostic interview the patient talked about his assumptions…	a. The clinician shifted her assumptions, and ended up feeling very connected…
“I grew up with girls all my life…	“Before he came in,
I don’t open up to my sister or my mother.	I was thinking I’d refer him to substance abuse.
I don’t open up to girls.
The only person I really talk to are boys…	After I met him, I thought he could work on
I don’t really open.
All my counselors were all guys.	a more sophisticated level
	It would be worth the effort.”
b. But was subsequently transformed
	“I felt pretty connected
I just felt comfortable.	I was impressed.”
I feel like she wasn’t quick to judge me, like throughout all my life people have judged me.
And she didn’t judge me.
I’ve been around a lot of people who judge me when they look at me	At the end of the interview, this clinician asked the patient about the meaning of his tattoos.
…you can tell from their vibe.
She didn’t judge me.
That’s why I felt ‘mad comfortable’.
… I would think she was scared of me or something.
But she wasn’t. She was nice.”