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minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes, the research absolutely does point to the relationship between the client and the therapist as being the most important thing. Of course, the implications of that seem to completely escape people. If that’s true, then therapy is not a science, it is something else.
minus-squaremgenehoffman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI believe it is colloquially referred to as a soft science because of exactly that.
minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt doesn’t behave like one. For instance, the American Psychological Association is on a mission to find THE best therapy for each and every condition.
Yes, the research absolutely does point to the relationship between the client and the therapist as being the most important thing.
Of course, the implications of that seem to completely escape people. If that’s true, then therapy is not a science, it is something else.
I believe it is colloquially referred to as a soft science because of exactly that.
It doesn’t behave like one. For instance, the American Psychological Association is on a mission to find THE best therapy for each and every condition.