According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM), the Role of Empathy

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) , the role of empathy within a therapeutic relationship is to:

A) Explain or support the process of relating to a client as a means of changing the way that the client is thinking, feeling, or behaving
B) Understand the client's lived experience with our personal experience, or with that of our other clients, family members, or friends
C) Achieve an understanding of the client's interpersonal characteristics and how the client is reacting to the inevitable interpersonal events of therapy
D) All of the above