Objective: Alliance, empathy, and genuineness are each integral parts of the therapeutic
relationship. No previous meta-analysis has explored the extent to which therapist empathy …

This study examined several theoretical propositions regarding the role of the real
relationship using a sample of 59 psychotherapy dyads. As hypothesized, positive …

This study investigates the facets of the alliance and their relationship with estimated
effectiveness of psychotherapy using a measure called the Combined Alliance Short Form …

This study examined the relation of client attachment to the therapist to diverse facets of the
therapeutic alliance, client personality, and psychopathological symptoms, as well as the …

This review is an examination of the therapist's personal attributes and in-session activities
that negatively influence the therapeutic alliance from a range of psychotherapy …

This study examined the association between pretreatment client characteristics and the
therapeutic bond, which is defined as the emotional aspect of the therapeutic alliance. Three …

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 …

The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop a paper-and-pencil inventory to
measure the strength and quality of the Therapeutic Working Alliance. This instrument, the …

The purpose of this study was to understand how the real relationship (RR) relates to
important process and outcome variables from both the clients' and therapists' perspectives …

The present study examined the relationship between adult attachment style and therapeutic
alliance in individual psychotherapy. Search procedures yielded 17 independent samples …