“…The concept of the working alliance has been applied to the study of change in many fields—mainly those related to health care, including psychotherapy, medicine, nursing, physical therapy, and neurological rehabilitation (Horvath 2018). More recently, there is growing interest in applying the concept of the working alliance to the fields of education (Estrada 2016) and social work (Horvath 2018), as well as executive and workplace coaching (Baron, Morin, and Morin 2011; De Haan et al 2016; Graßmann, Schölmerich, and Schermuly 2020; Kruger and Terblanche 2022). In addition, the concept has been applied to research on the professional–client relationship for attorneys (Tatman and Love 2010; McNamara 2012; McDonald, Morgan, and Metze 2016), probation officers (Sturm et al 2021, 2022), and other professionals within the criminal justice system.…”