ABSTRACT
Common factors in psychotherapy literature (e.g., Asay & Lambert, 1999 ; Duncan, Miller, Wampold, & Hubble, 2010 ; Norcross & Wampold, 2011 ; Wampold, 2001 ) suggest that the relationship between therapists and clients constitutes a significant portion of therapy success. Blow and Sprenkle (2001) further suggested that in the field of CFT, the relationship is additionally complex because it must take into account the therapist’s relationship with others in the client system, including those not present in therapy ( Knobloch-Fedders, Pinsof, & Mann, 2004 , 2007 ; Pinsof, 1995 ; Sprenkle, Blow, & Dickey, 1999 ). The relationship in therapy is important because the therapist is the vehicle through which therapy is delivered. Although there is no research to suggest that the same is true in supervision, we can safely surmise that supervision is more effective when the trainee and supervisor have a good working alliance with common goals.
