ucive environment for the therapeutic process. Moreover, to ensure that they have discovered the approach that is compatible with their values and the needs of their client population, practitioners should be willing to learn as much as possible about the existing theoretical orientations and learning how to apply them in new and creative ways.
Based on the aforementioned main points, it is evident that the authors possess a firm stance on the therapeutic encounter that differs from the traditional therapist-client relationship. In Capuzzi and Gross' conception of an ideal therapist-client relationship, therapists should not be using their privileged expertise and experience to impose solutions on their clients. Rather, these therapists should be utilizing their skills and talents to "create a facilitative environment in which both the client and the counselor or theraphst have the potential for positive growth" (p. 20).
Moreover, in their writing, Capuzzi and Gross also indicate that practitioners should be able to handle the fluctuating and d
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