Despite decades of research on the therapeutic relationship and the therapeutic alliance
and their connection with therapeutic outcomes (Horvath, Del Re, Flückiger, & Symonds …

Background There is a growing recognition of the key role of the therapeutic relationship in
the outcomes of psychotherapy. However, current understanding of its specific components …

The concept of alliance reflects the collaborative relationship between a clinician and a
patient, defined as consisting of three elements: a) the agreement on the goals of treatment; …

The Therapeutic Relationship in Psychotherapy Practice: An Integrative Perspective
explores the key components of the patient–therapist relationship in psychotherapy, as well …

METHOD The current study aimed to develop a more detailed and discriminating
understanding of therapists' views of the alliance based upon the responses of two different …

In 2005, Psychotherapy Research marked 15 years of publication with a special issue,“The
Therapeutic Relationship”(Volume 15, Issues 1–2). The challenges lying ahead were …

To better understand how clients' and therapists' views of the therapeutic alliance differ and
overlap, this study investigated, first, the components of the alliance that are relevant to the …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on therapeutic alliance and its theoretical
perspective, and presents conceptualizations and strategies for cultivating and negotiating a …

A systematic case study approach was taken to explore the impact of client and therapist
relational patterns on the development of the therapeutic alliance and symptom reduction in …

One primary purpose for psychotherapy research is linking empirically based findings to
applied treatment interventions. This use of research can potentially define optimal …