This Article Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: 0022167808323601v1 49/2/207    most recent References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Schnellbacher, J. Articles by Leijssen, M. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Significance of Therapist Genuineness From the Client's Perspective

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, jutta.schnellbacher{at}gmail.com

Mia Leijssen

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Therapist authenticity is viewed as an important therapeutic process. The client's experiencing of the process and significance of therapist genuineness is, however, under-researched. In a case study (N = 6), the authors analyzed the clients' experiencing of the overall significance of therapist genuineness in their therapy. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered and analyzed using the technique of pattern matching. The authors found that clients also experienced processes other than genuineness as crucial therapeutic processes. Nevertheless, the results show that therapist genuineness can be a crucial therapeutic process. The findings imply that whether and how genuineness is crucial for change also depends on the individual client.

Key Words: therapist genuineness • therapist self-disclosure • psychotherapy relationship • psychotherapy process research

This version was published on April 1, 2009

Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol. 49, No. 2, 207-228 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0022167808323601


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?