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Jan 2023
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128. VBT Study Hall: The Therapeutic All...

Ben Fineman and Caroline Wiita
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You’ve already heard that the therapeutic alliance is important to client outcomes, but does anyone actually know why? We dig into the research to figure out if ruptures can be a good thing (yes!), what clients and therapists should know about the therapeutic alliance, and why this topic has been fervently researched over the last half-century.

 

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