I feel that while working with the client separately I was able to gain more connection and build a relationship to give him space to reflect. However, I believe the client believed that the IHT team sided with the parents, which created dissonance and subsequent resistance towards the therapy or the IHT team. It was a sense of distance and lack of relationship that grew, in my opinion, due to miscommunication about the purpose of therapy. While we attempted to communicate this purpose, the customer was not engaged. This must be distinguished from the speech of support as this was not a discussion of support for drug use. Even though he spoke in a sustained way, it was more about the connection and relationship with the