You say to your 4-year-old client, "When I sit in the dark with you, I don't see a monster." This is an example of which type of therapeutic communication technique?
1. presenting reality
2. encouraging descriptions of perceptions
3. translating into feelings
4. reflecting
ANS: 1
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