title: Working with clients by incorporating their preferences.
abstract: Working with clients by integrating their therapy preferences into the treatment decision-making process has been identified as an important part of evidence-based practice in psychology. Accommodating client preferences has also been demonstrated to lead to fewer treatment dropouts and improved therapy outcomes. In this article, we present a number of clinical interventions or techniques for addressing client preferences in psychotherapy. Clinical examples demonstrating the techniques are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
authors.forename: Kelley A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Tompkins
authors.forename: Joshua K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Callahan
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D057169:Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010358:Patient Participation; D057240:Patient Preference; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D059020:Suicidal Ideation