Most theory and research on power and social influence in counseling and psychotherapy has focused on the power base and power outcome domains of Olson's (1972) framework which viewed power as a generic concept consisting of the three domains of power base, power process, and power outcome. Statistical approaches to the study of power, influence,…

Although therapy (generically) is robust in its efficacy, different types of therapy do not appear to produce different types or degrees of benefit for clients. From this fact has emerged the perspective that it is factors that are common across therapies and nonspecific to any particular approach that hold the key to efficacy. This view, first…

Provides an integrative review of interactional concepts within counseling and shows that the interactional view is a unique and valuable perspective for counseling psychology. Provides conceptual coherence to interactional views on theory, practice, and research. (Author/ABL)

The goodness of fit of a first-order Markov chain model to six counseling interviews was assessed by using chi-square tests of homogeneity and simulating sampling distributions of selected process characteristics against which the same characteristics in the actual interviews were compared. The model fit four of the interviews. Presented at AERA,…

Applied the concepts of symmetrical and complementary relationship patterns from interactional communication theory to a study of Haley's assertions. Analyses of counselor-client verbal transactions did not support the notion that successful counseling is characterized by a complementary relationship with the counselor in the control position.…

The notion of relational control in therapy has evolved as a concept over the past 30 years. This paper reviews the evolution of the construct of relational control as it relates to counseling and therapy. It analyzes the various ways that relational control has been used in process research and explores the manner in which counselors and clients…