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Samantha (41) and David (43) arrive in their fourth session. They have been married 15 years with two children (11, 8). The presenting issue was their older son Jake's behavioral problems at school, but the therapist notices that Samantha and David have not touched each other in three consecutive sessions. When asked about this, Samantha says, 'We've been through this before in couples therapy, and David said he'd work on it and didn't.' David says, 'I don't know what she wants.' What is the FIRST clinical step?