When I value silence as a therapist in a session, I discover what is going on within me in the moment. I listen in a finely attuned way to my client so that I understand more of the subtleties of what makes them tick and how they make meaning of their life. The same benefit of valuing the silence that occurs in a therapist-client relationship is relevant to any relationship, whether it is spouse to spouse, parent to child, or friend to friend.