“…Alexander & Luborsky, 1986;Horvath & Greenberg, 1986;Safran & Wallner, 1991;Suh, Strupp, & O'Malley, 1986), in simple terms it refers to the personal qualities of the patient, personal qualities of the therapist, and the interactions between them (Beitman et al, 1989). The quality and degree of patient collaboration is stronger than any specific therapist variable in predicting successful outcome (Hartley, 1985;Stiles, Shapiro, & Elliot, 1986).…”