I always read therapeutic alliance as advice for the patient, where one should try many therapists before finding one that fits. I imagine therapists are already putting a lot of effort on the alliance front
Perhaps an intervention could be an information campaign to tell patients more about this? I feel it’s not well known or to obvious that you can (1) tell your therapist their approach isn’t working and (2) switch around a ton before potentially finding a fit
My intuition says that people are probably already following the heuristic “if you don’t like your therapist, try to get another one”. I also haven’t given much thought to the patient’s/client’s perspective on the therapeutic alliance.
I always read therapeutic alliance as advice for the patient, where one should try many therapists before finding one that fits. I imagine therapists are already putting a lot of effort on the alliance front
Perhaps an intervention could be an information campaign to tell patients more about this? I feel it’s not well known or to obvious that you can (1) tell your therapist their approach isn’t working and (2) switch around a ton before potentially finding a fit
I haven’t looked much into it though
My intuition says that people are probably already following the heuristic “if you don’t like your therapist, try to get another one”. I also haven’t given much thought to the patient’s/client’s perspective on the therapeutic alliance.