Week 1 Discussion 1 What are some key things you would do in your first session with a client to get the therapy relationship started in a positive way

According to [ CITATION Ega14 \l 1033 ] first you need to help clients have positive expectations about the helping process and its outcomes. Some of the key things you need to do is be genuinely engaged in the therapeutic relationship. You have to have unconditional positive regard for the client. You need to feel Empathy for the client. You also need to be able to clearly communicate these feelings to the client. According to[ CITATION Lau14 \l 1033 ] most scholars describe the keys to a good therapeutic alliance as a relational factor in counseling that includes three dimensions: goal consensus between counselor and client,...