The reparative psychotherapeutic alliance is one of the five types of alliances in psychotherapy. To promote client healing, __________ is an essential element to this psychotherapeutic alliance.

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The reparative psychotherapeutic alliance best serves clients who are seeking counseling to promote personal growth through exploration of their past. In this alliance, the therapist serves as an acceptable, and sufficient "other." This means the client tends to take on the therapist as a parental figure, where the initial parent was harmful, or inadequate, and did not meet the emotional needs of the client.

The Reparative Psychotherapeutic Alliance Is One of the Five Types