It is crucial to the therapy process that the clients feel comfortable with the therapist. Therefore, it is important that the therapist finds a way to join with the client. In the case of the case under discussion, the therapist was able to join with Graciela in several ways. First, the fact that she was able to communicate with Graciela in her native language allowed Graciela to express her emotions. Second, the therapist opened up to Graciela by sharing his own cultural experience and the adjustment he had to make upon moving to the United States. This facilitated in Graciela feeling free to bring to the surface some of the emotions she was experiencing. The therapist utilized the play therapy room as an activity technique in order
