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Clarita is disconnected from her family and their love and support. She is disconnected from her familiar home, and she feels lonely and overwhelmed. Counseling would involve authentically being with Clarita in her pain and cocreating a space where she could experience the five good things. This would involve creating a counseling climate in which Clarita can feel energy from the connection with the counselor, clarity in their work together, and an increased sense of self-worth because she feels seen and valued. Over time, the hope would be that Clarita would feel a desire to increase connections with others and to be moved to act (Jordan, 2018).

Working from an RCT perspective would not preclude asking questions about suicide and developing a collaborative safety plan. Using relational ethics as a framework, the counselor and Clarita would determine what is in her best interest and collaboratively make decisions about suicide prevention as needed. If Clarita were to be in danger, the counselor would take the time needed to help Clarita find safety and would stay connected to her throughout the process.