In order for the therapy to begin and become effective, it’s vital to establish the rapport with the client. By building the therapeutic alliance the therapist can direct the client into achieving effective outcomes. Our role as therapists in a sense we have to become their teachers or guides in their eyes. We need to be perceived as knowledgeable and highly skilled in our profession. In order for a change in therapy to be progressive, we will not allow the client to spend a profuse amount of time reflecting in their past or being sidetracked about their symptoms. It’s our job to have the client remain in the present and recognize which total behaviors are being affected and how to control them directly. The clients have to focus mostly on
