Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Contributors -- An Introduction to the Other Side of Psychotherapy -- Jairo N. Fuertes -- Part I. Client Factors in Therapy Processes and Outcomes -- Chapter 1. Client Expertise: The Active Client in Psychotherapy -- Arthur C. Bohart and Karen Tallman -- Chapter 2. Understanding and Enhancing Client Motivation -- João Tiago Oliveira, Martin Grosse Holtforth, and Juan Martin Gomez Penedo -- Chapter 3. Patient Readiness to Change: What We Know about Their Stages and Processes of Change -- John C. Norcross, Danielle M. Cook, and Jairo N. Fuertes -- Chapter 4. Therapist and Client Facilitative Interpersonal Skills in Psychotherapy -- Timothy Anderson and Matthew Perlman -- Chapter 5. Clients' Experiences of Attachment in the Psychotherapy Relationship -- Brent Mallinckrodt -- Chapter 6. Clients' Agentic and Self-Healing Activities in Psychotherapy -- Amy Greaves -- Part II. Client-Therapist Interactions -- Chapter 7. The Client's Function in the Psychotherapy Relationship: What Clients Experience and Contribute -- Charles J. Gelso and Kathryn V. Kline -- Chapter 8. Client-Focused Assessment and Intervention: Tailoring the Work to the Client -- James F. Boswell and Adela Scharff -- Chapter 9. Rethinking Therapists' Responsiveness to Center Our Clients' Experiences of Psychotherapy -- Heidi M. Levitt, Kathleen M. Collins, Javier L. Rizo, and Ally B. Hand -- Chapter 10. Clients' Influence on Psychotherapists and the Treatment They Provide -- Rodney K. Goodyear and Hideko Sera -- Chapter 11. Clients' Own Perspectives on Psychotherapy Outcomes and their Mechanisms -- Michael J. Constantino, Averi N. Gaines, Alice E. Coyne -- Chapter 12. Clients' Experiences of Therapy Ending -- Cheri Marmarosh -- Part III. Integration and Discussion -- Chapter 13. Closing Thoughts About the Other Side of Psychotherapy -- Jairo N. Fuertes -- Index -- About the Editor.

"This book argues that the client is the main protagonist in psychotherapy with therapist as a supporting character and thus focuses entirely on the client's perspectives and contributions to treatment. It offers guidelines for capitalizing on clients' knowledge, skills, and strengths, including their capacity for self-healing, and ensuring the therapeutic alliance and the healing process are client centered. Vivid case examples bring these guidelines to life. Empirical research on client factors is also reviewed, including limitations and future directions"-- Provided by publisher.

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