Therapeutic alliance in DBT
The therapeutic alliance in DBT is enforced by three dialectical principles. The patient-therapist relationship is seen as a “real” relationship, patient and therapist are equally affected by behavioral principles. Beyond that, DBT comprehends this relationship as a dynamic interaction that needs conflicts and conflict resolution as a process of change by constantly interweaving acceptance and change. The relationship in DBT is continuously both a tool to make the treatment work as well as itself having a therapeutic effect [