Acknowledgement

Specific feedback really reinforces the validity of your acknowledgment.
Avoid methodical acknowledgement for the sake of it.
However, we can invite a client at the start of every session to consider their wins. Consequently, our acknowledgement can be relevant.
Keep an acknowledgement journal of your client

Ladder of influence
Like a rug and on it you set a folding ladder.
The rug represents all the experiences we could have.
We tend to focus on certain things. Some focus on the detail, some on the process, some on the relational - who's here? Some on the possibilities (lateral thinkers )
We then begin to walk up the ladder.
First step: This is what's happening,
Next: This is what it means
Next: I'd better do something
We can go up the ladder so fast that we're sometimes not aware of the way we're looking at things.