Examines the relationship between changes in the level of client emotional involvement and occurrence of in-session therapeutic phenomena. Findings indicate that clients who perceived a good moment in therapy had significantly higher levels of client emotional involvement. Additionally, there was no difference between therapeutic approaches in the…

Addressed questions concerning the kinds of interventions associated with various levels of client emotional involvement. Examined relationships among client-experiencing, strength-of-feeling, and counselor-verbal-response modes in three different types of counseling. Found no significant association among counselor-verbal-response modes and…

An intensive analysis of a single counseling session conducted by Fritz Perls was carried out to examine relationships among client experiencing level, client strength of feeling, counselor interventions, and client good moments. The possibility that positive therapeutic outcome is related to the accretion of good moments is discussed. (JBJ)