You say something sincere and empathic, and the person snaps back or goes silent. This training explains why and what to do about it: Linehan's six levels of validation, polyvagal theory on when support can be received, six patterns of well-meant validation that miss, and four repair strategies for the moment validation is rejected. For clinicians, and for crisis line, hotline, and advocacy staff whose work happens on phone and chat.

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