John Is a Relatively New Therapist and Has Been Told

John is a relatively new therapist and has been told that being empathic can lead to positive effects for his clients. This is:

A) True - empathy is a critical component of all forms of therapy
B) False - it depends on what paradigm he practice from to determine the effect of empathy
C) False - the positive effects of empathy are stronger with more experienced therapists
D) True - the positive effects of empathy are stronger with less experienced therapists