In today’s episode we talk about a core element of the therapeutic alliance that we rarely talk about in our field: curiosity.

As a profession, we spend quite a bit of time honing in on specific techniques, but we don’t spend enough time talking about the most core element of therapy: the therapeutic alliance. We know from research that a strong, genuine connection with a therapist is the strongest predictor of therapeutic outcomes.

So let’s talk about it more!

Links from today’s episode:

Frontiers in Psychology Article: "Psychotherapy as investigation: cultivating curiosity and insight in the therapeutic process”

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

The “Dodo Bird Effect” Definition:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/dodo-bird-verdict-in-psychotherapy.html
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