Wa. Satterfield et Wj. Lyddon, CLIENT ATTACHMENT AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE WORKING ALLIANCE WITH COUNSELOR TRAINEES, Journal of counseling psychology, 42(2), 1995, pp. 187-189
The relationships among 3 dimensions of client attachment (depend, anx
iety, and close) and client ratings of the working alliance were exami
ned in a sample of first-time clients (N = 60) seeking services throug
h a university-based counseling clinic. Working alliance ratings were
collected from all participants immediately after their 3rd counseling
session with a counselor-in-training. A significant association was f
ound between the depend dimension of attachment and client working all
iance ratings.