In this one-of-a-kind book, Edward Teyber shows beginning counselors and psychotherapists how to use the therapist-client relationship to facilitate change. Clinically authentic and compelling, this book is a "must read" for anyone beginning to work in a therapeutic setting. Readers will find therapeutic goals and intervention strategies for each phase of treatment; clinical vignettes, sample therapist-client dialogues, and extended case studies; "How-tos" for conceptualizing client dynamics, assessing counselor responsiveness, and facilitating a collaborative client-counselor relationship; programmatic guidelines for writing case conceptualizations, treatment plans, and process notes within the interpersonal process framework; extensive links to other treatment modalities, such as short-term therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, and family therapy; and discussion of how the cultural element fits into case conceptualization and treatment planning, along with multicultural case studies.