Assessors from 3 continents worked together on a single multimethod case study. Their goal was to hold the client at the center and forefront of their attitudes and thinking as each assessor focused on a specific measure or group of measures. The adult client requested a neuropsychological assessment and completed a full battery of cognitive measures as well as the MMPI-2, the Rorschach, and the Wartegg. A basic tenet of collaborative/therapeutic assessment holds that the client is a full partner in the assessment process; he or she is also seen as the final arbiter of the usefulness of the ideas derived. With that in mind, the client worked with the lead assessor to create 6 questions she wished answered by the assessment. Feedback and discussion occurred in a number of ways: through discussion sessions with the lead assessor that included extended inquiry; individualized letters from the other assessors, each addressing her 6 questions; a summary letter from the lead assessor; and a metaphorical, therapeutic story that stressed key findings from the assessment. Results converged powerfully, with similar findings from each assessor. The client stated that she felt heard and understood in the process, even by individuals who she had never met personally.

We describe our work at the Center for Collaborative Psychology. We use a collaborative model of assessment and treatment analogous to Finn's Therapeutic Assessment, and to Fischer's individualized, collaborative assessment, with the collaboration occurring between each member of the therapy team: client, therapist, and consultant. We include a clinical example. In contrast to Fischer's and Finn's focus, the consultation is also directed to the therapy dyad, the consulting psychologist offering a fresh perspective about therapeutic difficulties and progress. We make consultation to the therapy a standard part of our collaborative therapy protocol, required for all therapies conducted through the Center.In this short paper we would like to introduce you to our work at the Center for Collaborative Psychology, which we recently founded. The guiding ideas are archived in Steve Frankel's two published books (1995, 2000), his coming book on therapeutic conjunctions, and his journal articles (e.g. 1997, 1999). One of the main techniques, which we call the "three person field," was developed in a four year project carried out by Philip Erdberg and Steve Frankel. There Phil provided collaborative assessment with more than 30 of Steve's psychotherapy clients, in many cases conducting followup interviews and retesting at 6 to 12 month intervals. There was never an instance when, by client testimony, the work of the treatment was not furthered by this procedure.Our philosophy follows tightly that of Stephen Finn and Constance Fischer, whom, ironically, we have just met. The client is a collaborator, with therapist and client continually integrating new information, in pursuit of identifying and working toward the client's latent goals. The client's stated, manifest goals are continually replaced by a more authentic, collaboratively arrived at, picture of what the client wants and needs. The subjective nature of the therapy situation explains why the collaboration is necessary, as the two participants approach, but never reach, a full understanding of their