You are a licensed mental health professional (LMHC) in NYS. A young woman is scheduled to meet with you for a psychotherapy session with the chief complaint of problem(s) with her on-again, off-again boyfriend of three years. Below is an interaction you had with her during session: Patient: "My last therapist told me that he was no good for me and that I could do so much better. I agreed with her sometimes, but not at other times. I love him but like I also hate him. She (therapist) wanted me to leave him. It was a power struggle. That's when I knew I had to find a new therapist. I do not know what to do." You as Therapist: "It seems like your opinion of your boyfriend vacillates between two extremes: at times you really love him, and, at other times, you hate him."Patient: "Yes, exactly. And it's not the first time this has happened with a boyfriend. I've felt like this in pretty much all of my relationships. I am really stressed out. I cry a lot. I am sad, but also, I am mad. He just gets on my nerves. Sometimes, I sometimes feel alone, and I do not want to see anyone, be anywhere, and wish I could run away."