Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.

Contents: The Psychotherapy relationship and its components: an introduction -- Working alliance: the foundation of the psychotherapy relationship -- Transference and its many faces: the unrealistic relationship in psychotherapy -- Countertranference: the therapist's contribution to the ''unrealistic'' relationship -- The Real relationship: beyond tranference and alliance -- The Psychotherapy relationship in operation -- Psychoanalytic visions of the psychotherapy relationship: beyond transference -- Cognitive and behavioral views of the therapeutic relationship: beyond techniques -- The Humanistic and existential vision of the therapeutic relationship: the real relationship and more -- Feminist therapy: beyond the third force.