Depth of experiencing and therapeutic alliance: What predicts outcome for whom in emotion-focused therapy for trauma?

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which therapeutic processes - working alliance and depth of experiencing - contributed to outcome.

Method: Individual differences in these processes were examined at the early and working phases to determine their impact on symptom reduction. An archival data set of N = 42 individuals who underwent emotion-focused therapy for trauma for childhood maltreatment was used to examine the differential quality of client processes throughout treatment.