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Margaret (65) has been seeing her therapist for six months following her husband's death. Her 35-year-old son Robert still calls her two to three times daily and has not made a decision about his own career or relationship without consulting Margaret. Margaret says, 'I just want him to be happy.' Robert's father was emotionally unavailable and his death left many unresolved issues. The therapist recognizes that Robert may be using Margaret to manage his own anxiety and that Margaret may be recruited as an emotional spouse substitute. What is the MOST appropriate Bowen intervention?