title: Psychotherapy reflections: what I seek to accomplish in psychotherapy sessions.
abstract: I discuss the three things that I want to accomplish in each psychotherapy session from the theoretical orientation of a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist. They are to establish collaboration, goal consensus, and engagement with the patient. I indicate my approach to these therapy elements in the beginning, middle, and end of sessions, and provide background information and theory, fabricated case examples, and research results for each element.
authors.affiliation: Program in Educational Psychology, The Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA. gtryon@gc.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Georgiana Shick
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Tryon
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes