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Counselor-client Relationship

The Counselor-Client Relationship is a professional, therapeutic alliance within the domain of counseling psychology that distinguishes itself from other interpersonal relationships by its intentional focus on facilitating client self-exploration, personal growth, and psychological healing through empathic, confidential, and ethically guided interaction between a trained counselor and a client.

5.3K

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252.6K

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8.6K

Authors

2.1K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

484

Variants

Counseling Alliance

Parents

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Publications

5.3K

Relation between working alliance and outcome in psychotherapy: A meta-analysis.

Adam O. Horvath, B. Dianne Symonds · Journal of Counseling Psychology · 1991 · 2.6K citations

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Client-centered therapy; its current practice, implications, and theory.

Dwight W. Miles · Psychological Bulletin · 1952 · 2.1K citations

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Phases of the Mentor Relationship.

Kathy E. Kram · Academy of Management Journal · 1983 · 1.6K citations

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Research summary on the therapeutic relationship and psychotherapy outcome.

Michael J. Lambert, Dean E. Barley · Psychotherapy · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Lynda Henley Walters, Gerald Corey · Family Relations · 1980 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

8.6K

  1. CE
    Clara E. Hill

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    91 publications · 5.7K citations

    41

    h-index

  2. CJ
    Charles J. Gelso

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    61 publications · 4.4K citations

    34

    h-index

  3. DM
    Dennis M. Kivlighan

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    48 publications · 2.3K citations

    27

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  4. JO
    Jesse Owen

    University of Louisville, United States

    34 publications · 1.8K citations

    25

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  5. ML
    Myrna L. Friedlander

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    37 publications · 1.9K citations

    24

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Institutions

2.1K

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    55 h-index

    356 publications

    19.9K citations

  2. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    31 h-index

    78 publications

    5.7K citations

  3. Counseling Center

    Portsmouth, United States

    29 h-index

    91 publications

    3.9K citations

  4. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    29 h-index

    110 publications

    14.2K citations

  5. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    27 h-index

    73 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    27 h-index

    75 publications

    6.3K citations

  7. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    26 h-index

    84 publications

    4.1K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    25 h-index

    66 publications

    4.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Counseling Psychology

    566 publications · 34.6K citations

    90

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  2. Psychotherapy Research

    211 publications · 13.3K citations

    65

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  3. Psychotherapy

    181 publications · 11.4K citations

    57

    h-index

  4. Journal of Counseling & Development

    JCD · 256 publications · 11.3K citations

    55

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  5. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    106 publications · 10.2K citations

    53

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