This review focuses on patient factors (across the overarching classes of demographics,
mental health, beliefs and preferences, intrapsychic, interpersonal, and contributions to the …

The common factors have a long history in the field of psychotherapy theory, research and
practice. To understand the evidence supporting them as important therapeutic elements …

In a university counseling center sample of 247 clients who were treated by 50 therapists,
we retrospectively examined the association between client ratings of their therapists' …

The second edition of The Great Psychotherapy Debate has been updated and revised to
expand the presentation of the Contextual Model, which is derived from a scientific …

Abstract Interpretation is the doyen of therapeutic techniques and has received some of the
greatest theoretical and clinical attention. Nevertheless, to date, no meta-analysis has …

This text explores how psychotherapists can use deliberate practice to improve their clinical
effectiveness. By sourcing through decades of research on how experts in diverse fields …

The thesis of this article is that the lack of evidence related to the identification and
development of therapist expertise is due to the inadequate definition and operationalization …

The chapter focuses on the empirical research accumulating over the years on
psychodynamic treatment (PDT), especially research published since the previous edition of …

In this chapter, we address the question of why certain therapists are more effective than
others from a different perspective. We do not propose that particular actions or strategies …

Professional practice in psychology is anchored in interpersonal or relational skills. These
skills are essential to successful interactions with clients and their families, students, and …