(2011). Interpersonal processes in therapy: An integrative model (6th ed.). (pp. 46-93). Pacific Grove, CA: Brookes/Cole.Teyber discusses the concept of a working alliance relationship and what it looks like between a client and therapist. Teyber describes this relationship as a particularly empathetic way of being, listening and responding to a client's concerns. He explains that this relationship must begin on the basis of trust and, more importantly, an equal partnership, active but not authoritarian in nature. Teyber believes that providing therapy from an authoritarian position can create dependence on the therapist, rather than fostering an autonomy that the client can derive on their own. It explains how an active working alliance encourages growth through partnership, addressing concerns in a challenging but sensitive and empathetic way (process feedback). This teaches the client to begin looking inward rather than outward, to find and trust their own voice – which is necessary to thrive in the world in which they are placed. Teyber believes that when the therapist strives to possess empathy in all aspects of the partnership, it allows the client to begin to be open in areas in which they may have never felt safe enough to do it before, and then start to