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  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Understanding client experiences between therapy sessions is crucial for optimizing treatment outcomes.
  • The influence of therapeutic alliance and specific technique perceptions on intersession processes requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between clients' working alliance, perceptions of cognitive-behavioral (CB) and psychodynamic-interpersonal (PI) techniques, and their intersession processes.
  • To determine if these factors predict clients' thoughts and therapeutic activities between sessions.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy-five clients from a university counseling center participated.
  • Multilevel regression analyses were employed to assess the relationships between variables.
  • Clients' perceptions of working alliance and therapist techniques were measured, alongside their intersession thoughts and activities.

Main Results:

  • A stronger working alliance was linked to more positive thoughts and increased therapeutic activities between sessions.
  • Clients' perceptions of psychodynamic-interpersonal (PI) techniques positively correlated with general thoughts about therapy between sessions.
  • Perceptions of cognitive-behavioral (CB) techniques were not significantly associated with intersession processes when controlling for other variables.

Conclusions:

  • The working alliance and the perception of psychodynamic-interpersonal (PI) techniques are significant factors in fostering positive client engagement between therapy sessions.
  • Therapeutic activities and cognitive processes occurring between sessions may be enhanced by a strong alliance and a focus on PI elements.