The Therapist as an Influential Agent in the Therapeutic Process

Constructivism in the Human Sciences;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......not the relationship between therapist and client. Similarly, if we deepen our...find much information about client and therapist influencing each other's behaviors...have two separate forces, client and therapist, influencing the results of...

Here's how to find a therapist who meets your individual needs.(Originated...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......compatibility between the therapist and client. ``The therapist as a person is more important...certain fit between a therapist and a client. If I had an immediate...It is unethical for a therapist to treat clients or do types of therapy...

Therapist-conducted consultation: Using clients as consultants to their...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  July 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......which is designed to enhance the therapist-client collaborative relationship...course of treatment to enhance therapist-client collaboration. In a collegial...treatment. During Stage 2, the therapist, clients, and colleague are seated together...

Self-Reflection-An Important Process for the Therapist

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......openness to anything the client might say. Together, client and therapist explore the client's story and the therapeutic...stimulated within the therapist. Similarities and differences between client and therapist arise and bring an added...

A touchy subject: sexual intimacies between therapists and clients....

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......of sexual boundaries between therapist and client. As reported by the American...of sexual activity between therapist and client, as well as characteristics...sign seen in every case of therapist-client sexual contact. Specifically...

The Burnt-Out Therapist

Family Therapy Networker;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......years, I've learned that when a therapist-client reports job dissatisfaction...yearnings. Also, like any other client, therapists sometimes need help unraveling...with rare exceptions, most therapist-clients go out of their way to assure...

Constructive hypothesizing, dialogic understanding and the therapist's...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......conversation in which the therapist listens to the client's story and makes room...undoubtedly important that the therapist listen to what the clients say, this is not enough...implies that not only the clients, but also the therapist are actively present...

Therapist physical attractiveness: An unexplored influence on client...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  April 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......research indicates that clients perceive facially attractive therapists as more competent...interaction of the therapist's attractiveness, client's gender, the nature...attractiveness of the therapist affects how clients behave in therapy...

Challenging Roles of the Constructive Therapist: Expert and Agent of...

Constructivism in the Human Sciences;  October 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......role of collaborator, therapist and client collectively participate...human change; and what therapist-client behaviors promote effective...which to understand the client's constructs. The constructive therapist represents this knowledge...

Factors related to family therapists' breaking confidence when clients...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......and to whom? Should a family therapist maintain client confidence or breach confidentiality...of confidentiality between client and therapist. However, there are limits...two factors: (a) a genuine client-therapist relationship, and (b) communication...

Tips on Finding the Right Therapist

U.S. Newswire;  January 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......effective skills, and a therapist who is just perfect for...probability of finding a therapist who will help the client reach his/her therapy goals...success with a particular therapist, it is possible that you...Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, also known simply as MFTs...focus on ...

The importance of cultural sensitivity and therapist self-awareness when...

Family Process;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......is a relationship between therapists and clients, clients and their problems...by: a) the degree to which therapists and clients know themselves; b) the openness...and social systems; and d) therapists' and clients' acquaintance with the larger...

IS WHO DELIVERS THE TREATMENT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TREATMENT ITSELF?...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......marital and family therapist (MFT; Holmes, 2006...about how these therapist variables interact...therapy approaches, clients, or presenting...the person of the therapist. Simon concludes...treatment for the client. In an editorial...important component of therapist training, ...

The Role of the Therapist in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music...

Music Therapy Perspectives;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......facilitator as "therapist" and the "traveller" as "client", and the Association...where needed. The therapist and client together decide...the role of the therapist is to provide a...induction for the client, who is reclinin

The emotionally intelligent therapist: using EQ, assessment, and coaching...

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association;  December 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......alliance between therapist and client. In order to create...alliances that effective therapists create with their clients when positive change...over time. To help clients achieve these goals...emotionally curious therapist will need to understand...