 
Forming a Therapeutic Alliance
Approaches for forming a therapeutic alliance with clients include:
- Demonstrate an understanding and acceptance of the client.
- Help the client clarify the nature of his/her difficulty.
- Indicate that you (the clinician) and the client will be working together.
- Communicate to the client that you will be helping him/her to help him/herself.
- Express empathy and a willingness to listen to the client’s formulation of the problem.
- Assist the client in solving some external problems directly and immediately.
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