Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change

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Therapist Expertise in Psychotherapy Revisited ψ (2017, background): “Considerable evidence now exists that therapist effects explain 5% to 10% of the variance in client outcomes across different types of treatment (see Baldwin & Imel, 2013, for a review).”
Empirically supported therapy relationships. (2002, methodology): “The therapy relationship accounts for as much treatment outcome as the specific treatment method (Lambert, 2003; Wampold, 2001).”
Psychotherapy and Traditional Healing for American Indians: Exploring the Prospects for Therapeutic Integration (2010, background): “Many counseling psychologists maintain interest in the so-called “common factors” that are seen to characterize psychotherapy in general, regardless of theoretical commitment or recommended technique (Lambert & Ogles, 2004; Wampold, 2001).”
Autonomous motivation for therapy: A new common factor in brief treatments for depression (2007, methodology): “20s that have been obtained in meta-analyses of therapeutic alliance studies (Beutler et al., 2004; Horvath & Bedi, 2002; Horvath & Symonds, 1991; Martin et al., 2000).”
On Becoming a Better Therapist (2010, background): “More bad news here—experience just doesn’t seem to matter much (Beutler et al., 2004).”