"Yes, of course the primary answer to why therapy works is ‘the relationship,’ but what about the relationship? That’s the harder and by far the more important and clinically compelling question, and that's exactly what Dr. Gelso answers for us in this extremely knowledgeable, readable, and eminently useful book. Integrating his theoretical perspective—a tripartite clinical model of the relationship—with multiple, experience-near clinical vignettes, Dr. Gelso offers practitioners of every variety the means to facilitate deeper, richer, and more effective therapist-client relationships."Barry A. Farber, PhD, professor, Clinical Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University; author, The Psychotherapy of Carl Rogers: Cases and Commentary; Self-disclosure in Psychotherapy; editor, Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session