ABSTRACT
A distinction is made among three levels of alliance: cognitive, emotional, non-verbal.
For each of these modalities operational suggestions are provided with the aim of increasing the level of alliance.
In the case of non-verbal alliance, modalities are illustrated that concern the attention of the therapist on: hearing, vision, smell, touch, proprioception. Using the concept of holding, there is an illustration of what type of relationship an intense alliance can create in the couple and what the effects are on therapy.
