Clinicians express sympathy when they communicate respect for and acceptance of their clients and their feelings.

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Clinicians express empathy, not sympathy, when they communicate respect for and acceptance of their clients and their feelings. Empathy involves understanding and sharing the feelings of another, while sympathy involves feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Clinicians Express Sympathy When They Communicate Respect for and Acceptance