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Collaboration in Experiential Therapy
Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21830
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Berdondini, L., Elliott, R. and Shearer, J. (2012), Collaboration in Experiential Therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68: 159–167. doi: 10.1002/jclp.21830
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- Issue published online: 26 JAN 2012
- Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012
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Keywords:
- emotion-focused therapy;
- Gestalt therapy;
- collaboration;
- therapeutic alliance;
- experiential psychotherapy
We offer a view of the nature and role of client-therapist collaboration in experiential psychotherapy, focusing on Gestalt and emotion-focused therapy (EFT). We distinguish between the necessary condition of mutual trust (the emotional bond between client and therapist) and effective collaboration (regarding the goals and tasks of therapy). Using a case study of experiential therapy for social anxiety, we illustrate how the development of collaboration can be both complex and pivotal for therapeutic success, and how it can involve client and therapist encountering one another through taking risks by openly and nonjudgementally disclosing difficult experiences in order to enrich and advance the work.