interpersonal relationship, with the goal of helping a client heal or relieve distress. Therefore, understanding this sacred relationship is something that anyone in a helping position should seek to do.We call this incredible and unique relationship the therapeutic alliance, and in this article, we explain its four phases.Research examining outcomes of psychotherapy and counseling have found that only 15% of treatment success can be attributed to the type of therapy or the techniques administered (Hubble, Duncan, & Miller, 1999).More important than technique or type of therapy are therapist qualities and the overarching therapeutic alliance.For the past 80 years, psychotherapists have advocated that nonspecific common factors are.
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