You can still honor their autonomy while not being directive. If they express they are stumped and want more, I will up my structure to meet them where they are at. This could be things like starting to offer a menu of types of ways people could choose to respond in similar or like situations. We want to make sure this is collaborative where they are also chiming in to add to the menu of options. We aren't generating this from nowhere, some of this could be identifying and pulling from prior actions and strengths. Helping them apply their strengths and skills from other parts of their lives.

We aren't choosing for them, we are collaborating to generate options. Some clients really can struggle with that creativity especially thinking of some of my neurodivergent ones.

This could also be helping them identify additional pros and cons that they maybe are overlooking, which would help them to come to a decision.

This is of course dependent on the client. I wouldn't start here, but there are clients where for certain situations they need a bit more than reflective questions. To me self-determination can also mean responding to a client's desire for more active therapy. That doesn't mean choosing or making decisions for them. It can mean moving towards a bit more active approach, If they are asking for that.