Suffering brings the patient to us...the patient needs to feel heard and seen-that is, met, by another person.Collection: Suffering
Many patients cannot hear until they feel heard.Collection: Patient
The first goal is for the clinician to find the patient, and the patient to find the clinician, as both are required for a real alliance.Collection: Real
Having listened to people for a long time, I believe many of us should be thankful not to be shot.Collection: Time
The slow compromise, or even surrender, of our fondest hopes is a regular feature of normal human life.Collection: Hope
An argument can be made that relationship building is the treatment.Collection: Argument
Of course they fought as lovers must do to find a liveable space.Collection: Space
Above all, the clinician must not shake what little faith the patient has in himself.Collection: Littles
Today many medications act across diagnostic groups. Alliance effects also transcend specific psychotherapy methods. Both may be affecting profound psychopathological processes.Collection: Profound