Self-disclosure to a therapist was investigated with 120 female subjects who viewed a video-taped vignette of a simulated psychotherapy session. Therapist self-disclosure was manipulated so that subjects saw a therapist exhibiting no disclosure, interpersonal disclosure, or intrapersonal disclosure. Subjects rated these therapists on a variety of…

Although termination of longterm therapy has been regarded as a loss experience, termination of counseling is viewed primarily in terms of goal attainment. Little is known about how counselors handle termination and how clients react to the experience. To explore clients' experiences of, and reactions to, termination of counseling, and to…