The psychotherapy relationship

the long version

The Psychotherapy Relationship is an impartial research-based exploration of the role of the client/therapist relationship in most major approaches to psychotherapy. Drs. Gelso and Hayes break the relationship down into its component parts - including the working alliance, transference/countertransference, and the real relationship - and define the function of each, as it interrelates with both the other two and with various intervention techniques. They explore various theories about the nature and function of the therapy relationship espoused by the psychoanalytic, cognitive/behavioral, humanistic, and feminist schools of thought. And they develop a broad-based, practical synthesis of theory research, and personal clinical experience that all psychotherapists will find helpful in their efforts to assess and improve the quality of the relationships with their clients.