Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You tell her you know someone who might be better able to help her.
This is the real-life decision made by Reiki master Susan Faber. She says that some Reiki masters are not best suited to help some clients.
"Because I want to help them, that's why I would send them further if I felt I couldn't help them anymore," she says.
Faber says there was alcoholism in her family history, which makes her better able to help clients dealing with that issue.
"I would be better suited working with someone who has that kind of a background," Faber says. "Another practitioner I know, he has been in prison a lot. I have never been in prison. How can I deal with someone who has issues about that?"
A client may choose to stay with you, even if you recommend a colleague. The client may feel most comfortable with you, despite your doubts.
"I've said to someone, 'Listen, I know someone who's a lot more skilled in a lot of the things that I'm doing, and I think they'd really help you,'" says Faber. "The client said to me, 'I don't care. I want to stay with you because I know you can help me.'"
In these cases, Faber says she will continue to work with the client.
"I feel like someone else could do more, but obviously they feel I'm doing what they want me to do, so I respect that."