ABSTRACT
Cognitive therapy is usually a short-term treatment in which the therapist tries to help the client to develop more effective methods of dealing with troublesome thoughts, feelings and behaviours. The therapeutic relationship in cognitive therapy is described as being one of collaborative empiricism. The therapeutic relationship is included by: Socratic dialogue, Giving and receiving feedback, Setting and reviewing homework. The therapist will also give the client feedback at regular intervals. The skilled therapist must be able to set relevant and focused homework tasks to enable the client to work on their difficulties. The therapist may have been aware of the relationship between the client and her boss, and could probably have said to her at the very beginning that he thought that the depressed mood was associated with this situation. A typical course of cognitive therapy for depression lasts between 12 and 20 sessions. Each session normally lasts for one hour and occurs initially at weekly intervals.
