Useful constructions of the client–therapist relationship.

Although different theories of psychotherapy emphasize the importance of the therapeutic relationship, these perspectives diverge when considering why this relationship matters clinically. This article proposes that different verbal constructions or definitions of the therapeutic relationship result in very different approaches to treatment and affect the way the client and therapist interact. An understanding of this relationship using a contemporary radical behavioral therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), is discussed and is contrasted with different