Always focused on the therapist–client relationship, Teyber integrates cognitive-behavioral, family systems, and psychodynamic theories and provides clear guidelines for using the therapeutic relationship to effect change. Teaching new therapists how to intervene in the current interaction with their clients, process comments and other immediacy interventions that bring intensity are brought to life. Highly engaging and readable, Teyber helps alleviate beginning therapists' concerns about making "mistakes", teaches therapists how to work with their own countertransference issues, and empowers new therapists to be themselves in their counseling relationships. Many new case examples, clinical vignettes, and sample therapist-client dialogues help bring the reader "in the room" with the therapist, and illustrate the interpersonal process in a clinically authentic and compelling manner.