EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 30 MIN
Building a Therapeutic Alliance with Clients
from Private Practice Skills · host Private Practice Skills
We know that the therapeutic alliance is super important. But, how do we go about actually building a strong therapeutic alliance?In this episode, we explore some of the variables that exist outside of the therapy session that can influence the therapy alliance.Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify*Get $250 off your first year with Paubox with coupon code "SKILLS"*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!Links Mentioned:Article: "The Therapeutic Alliance: The Fundamental Element of Psychotherapy”https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6493237/Article: "Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Relationship"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK608012/Article from last week’s episode: "Psychotherapy as investigation: cultivating curiosity and insight in the therapeutic process”https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1603719/fullVideo: "How to Make Your Initial Therapy Assessment More Conversational”https://youtu.be/UsKwQWsaE4gVideo: "The Therapeutic Aspects of the Initial Phone Screen”https://youtu.be/mXEciH3PZ5YVideo: "How to Build Trust During the Initial Therapy Session”https://youtu.be/3__u7dOLUdALINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gearThis podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.Website: www.privatepracticeskills.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskillsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.
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We know that the therapeutic alliance is super important. But, how do we go about actually building a strong therapeutic alliance?In this episode, we explore some of the variables that exist outside of the therapy session that can influence the therapy alliance.Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here:https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_spotify*Get $250 off your first year with Paubox with coupon code "SKILLS"*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals!Links Mentioned:Article: "The Therapeutic Alliance: The Fundamental Element of Psychotherapy”https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6493237/Article: "Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Relationship"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK608012/Article from last week’s episode: "Psychotherapy as investigation: cultivating curiosity and insight in the therapeutic process”https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1603719/fullVideo: "How to Make Your Initial Therapy Assessment More Conversational”https://youtu.be/UsKwQWsaE4gVideo: "The Therapeutic Aspects of the Initial Phone Screen”https://youtu.be/mXEciH3PZ5YVideo: "How to Build Trust During the Initial Therapy Session”https://youtu.be/3__u7dOLUdALINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gearThis podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.Website: www.privatepracticeskills.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskillsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.
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