We know that the therapeutic alliance is super important. But, how do we go about actually building a strong therapeutic alliance?

In this episode, we explore some of the variables that exist outside of the therapy session that can influence the therapy alliance.

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Links Mentioned:

Article: "The Therapeutic Alliance: The Fundamental Element of Psychotherapy”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6493237/

Article: "Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Relationship"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK608012/

Article from last week’s episode: "Psychotherapy as investigation: cultivating curiosity and insight in the therapeutic process”

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1603719/full

Video: "How to Make Your Initial Therapy Assessment More Conversational”

https://youtu.be/UsKwQWsaE4g

Video: "The Therapeutic Aspects of the Initial Phone Screen”

https://youtu.be/mXEciH3PZ5Y

Video: "How to Build Trust During the Initial Therapy Session”

https://youtu.be/3__u7dOLUdA

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This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

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