The Question of Eye Contact
Entire books could be written about eye contact, but for the sake of brevity, let’s limit our consideration to eye contact in the therapeutic context. Except even before that, we must zoom out and understand the cultural context in which therapy is taking place. Eye contact means different things in different cultures. In Asian cultures, too much eye contact can be off-putting, or even disrespectful. Meanwhile, my father was very clear when I was a young boy, that politeness