Resolving therapeutic alliance ruptures: Diversity and integration

This article reviews and synthesizes the diverse contributions of the autho rs in this issue of in Session. Psychotherapy in Practice. it presents a sc hematization of direct and indirect interventions that therapists typically implement to address problems related to the tasks and goals of treatment, or the affective bond between therapist and client. We then present an add itional perspective on the resolution of therapeutic alliance ruptures, eme rging out of our own research program. (C) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.