Module 3 Overview

Estimated Time: 50 Minutes

Massage therapists often build strong therapeutic relationships with clients. While this can enhance care, it can also lead to blurred boundaries, overgiving, and client dependency.

In this module, you will learn how to recognize when helping shifts into enabling, and how to maintain ethical, professional relationships that support both client well-being and therapist sustainability.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify patterns of client dependency

  • Differentiate between supportive care and overgiving

  • Recognize when helping behaviors become enabling

  • Apply ethical strategies for referral and termination of care