Dr. Lauren Lipner on the therapeutic alliance (relationship), tips to find the right therapist for you, what to do if you feel uncomfortable with your therapist, how therapists can build a stronger alliance with their patients and much more...

Dr. Lauren Lipner is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Long Island University Post. Lauren's research interests focus on the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic ruptures. Lauren completed her pre-doctoral internship at Pennsylvania Hospital and her research postdoctoral fellowship at Adelphi University.

Chapters 0:25 Show Intro 2:55 What is the Therapeutic Alliance? 7:48 Importance of the Therapeutic Alliance 11:00 Finding the right Therapist for you 22:05 Therapeutic Ruptures 31:55 Communicating your needs in Therapy 37:05 Therapist skills for a better alliance

Further resources mentioned in this episode:

"Clients' perceptions of their psychotherapists' multicultural orientation" by Owens et. al. (2011)

"Racial/ethnic matching of clients and therapists in mental health services: A meta-analytic review of preferences, perceptions and outcomes" by Cabral and Smith (2011)

Center for Alliance-Focused Training- https://www.therapeutic-alliance.org/

For more on Lauren's research https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lauren-Lipner