Working with the process dimension in relational therapies: guidelines for clinical training.

This article offers guidelines for training relationally oriented therapists. We highlight core concepts that are widely used across relationally oriented therapies. We focus on the process dimension and the therapeutic relationship, and illustrate how process comments are the moderator variable that makes each of the core concepts more effective. Guidelines are provided for clinical instructors to help their trainees use these challenging, but potent, interventions that bring intensity to the therapeutic relationship and help provide the corrective emotional experience.