$$Often$,$ if you pause after making an empathic comment:

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$$the client will continue discussing what is important to them without the need for a question from you.

$$there will be an awkward silence that will be difficult to fill, and the conversation will be derailed.

$$the client will ask you a question about your personal life without the need for a question from you.

$$the client will also pause and then change the subject.