Introduction: The therapeutic relationship and its relevance to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
I. Contextual foundations. The therapeutic relationship: definitions and components
Common therapeutic relationship-enhancing aspects of psychotherapy
Specific therapeutic relationship-enhancing aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
II. Clinical guidance for therapeutic relationship-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Establishing the therapeutic relationship in the first contacts with a client
Cognitive restructuring and the therapeutic relationship
Social problem solving and the therapeutic relationship
Exposure and the therapeutic relationship
Schema modification and the therapeutic relationship
The ending of treatment and the therapeutic relationship
Conclusion: A fresh perspective on the therapeutic relationship and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
