Abstract
Although therapeutic alliance is a crucial factor in face-to-face therapies, no data exist on clinicians attitudes towards alliance in E-therapy. The study explored clinicians perceived importance of alliance in E-therapy, clinicians confidence in their skills to develop alliance in E-therapy, and whether attitudes towards alliance in E-therapy are associated with intended E-therapy practice. Clinicians (n = 106) responded to an online survey. The majority of clinicians considered alliance to be extremely important in both face-to-face therapy and E-therapy. However, clinicians ratings of the importance of alliance in face-to-face therapies were significantly higher than their ratings of the importance of alliance in E-therapy. Clinicians reported less confidence in their skills to develop alliance in E-therapy than in face-to-face therapy. Intended E-therapy practice correlated with confidence in one's ability to develop alliance in E-therapy and with previous E-therapy practice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 282-293 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of General Psychology |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- E-therapy
- psychotherapy
- working alliance