The importance of the therapy relationship us so vital that Strupp (1995) suggested, “the quality of the interpersonal context is the sine qua non in all forms of psychotherapy” (Strupp, 1995, p. 70, as cited in Miller et al. p. 27). Not surprisingly, research indicates that the “core conditions” of empathy, respect, and genuineness, as extolled by eminent psychotherapist Carl Rogers (1951), when matched with the client’s understanding of these terms, and the client’s rating of the therapeutic alliance, produce the second highest contribution towards the outcomes of therapy (Bachelor, 1988; Duncan, Solovey, & Rusk, 1992; Hovarth & Lurborsky, 1993; Orlinsky, Grawe, & Parks, 1994, as cited in Miller et al. 1997).
Next, contributing around 15% towards the outcomes of therapy is the element of therapeutic technique.…