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working alliance  

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  • According to contemporary psychodynamic theory, the working alliance is one of three components of the psychotherapy relationship. The other two are the transference/countertransference configuration and the real relationship. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Working Alliance]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/working_alliance

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