Therapeutic Alliance Case Study
For a therapy to be effective and with an outcome, certain factors must be taken into consideration and these factors could influence psychotherapy treatment outcome. Factors like therapeutic alliance, therapy modality, environmental factors, intervention techniques, client experience in therapy, and therapist competency could influence the outcome of a therapy positively or negatively. Out of these factors, therapeutic alliance brings about 80% of the most change in therapy session.
One of the common factors in therapy treatment outcome I will be writing on is the therapeutic alliance between the client and the therapist. Therapeutic alliance is the working relationship or bonding between the client and the therapist. The first impression …show more content…
A clinical example is a woman who is transgendered. She comes in for counselling and appears to be struggling from identity crisis. During the counselling session, the therapist found out that this woman has other issues apart from the presenting one. She tells the therapist how her family abandoned her and her friends does not want to associate with her in public places. She feels she wants to still be a girl because of her lack of friends, but she is so confused about what to do. In this scenario, as the therapist, I will be genuinely empathetic for what this woman is going through; the confusion, loss of friends, and family rejection. I will not be judgmental towards my client for being transgendered. I will work with her where she is at by focusing on the presenting issues. I also will respect her for being open about her problems and sharing her story with me. My working relationship is the main factor that will make my client trust me and be able to open up to me. Doing this, my client will realize how accepting I am to her. another way to work with alliance in counselling session is to let the client know that there will be collaboration between the client and the therapist. the relationship between the client and the therapist will determine if goal
One of the common factors in therapy treatment outcome I will be writing on is the therapeutic alliance between the client and the therapist. Therapeutic alliance is the working relationship or bonding between the client and the therapist. The first impression …show more content…
A clinical example is a woman who is transgendered. She comes in for counselling and appears to be struggling from identity crisis. During the counselling session, the therapist found out that this woman has other issues apart from the presenting one. She tells the therapist how her family abandoned her and her friends does not want to associate with her in public places. She feels she wants to still be a girl because of her lack of friends, but she is so confused about what to do. In this scenario, as the therapist, I will be genuinely empathetic for what this woman is going through; the confusion, loss of friends, and family rejection. I will not be judgmental towards my client for being transgendered. I will work with her where she is at by focusing on the presenting issues. I also will respect her for being open about her problems and sharing her story with me. My working relationship is the main factor that will make my client trust me and be able to open up to me. Doing this, my client will realize how accepting I am to her. another way to work with alliance in counselling session is to let the client know that there will be collaboration between the client and the therapist. the relationship between the client and the therapist will determine if goal