ABSTRACT
Research shows that clients who benefit from Single-Session Therapy (SST) report that they had a better working alliance with their therapists than those who did not benefit. It is very important, therefore, that the SST therapist needs to pay attention to the working alliance between them and their client. It is important for the therapist and the client to have shared and realistic goals concerning what can be achieved from SST. SST is most valuable helping clients to get unstuck so that they can get on with the business of living. Given the nature of SST, it is important that any suggested task is simple to understand and implement even though doing so may not be easy. Many therapists are wary of SST because they think that they will not be able to form a strong enough working alliance with their clients for them to do any useful work in the session with them.
