Jon Hook, PhD student at Western Michigan University, is contributing to research on how the coding of session transcripts to determine therapist attachment styles can be used to facilitate better client outcomes. He joins us to discuss the significance of therapist attachment and shares his story as a client of two therapeutic alliances that were anything but securely attached.

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Therapist Attachment-Related Behaviors and Their Effects on Psychotherapy Process and Outcome
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31. How Important is Therapist Attachment Style? (with Jon Hook)