A Career In A Therapeutic Relationship

The therapist has a duty to establish a therapeutic relationship of unconditional positive regard towards the client. In the safety of this relationship climate, clients feel they have the safety, permission and freedom to experience and work through internal conflicts. When clients do this, they will exploring for the first time some areas of their lives that have been denied to awareness or distorted. As well as positive regard, the therapist brings empathy and genuineness to the