Therapist affiliation and hostility in cognitive–behavioral therapy with and without motivational interviewing for severe generalized anxiety disorder

OBJECTIVE: Although therapist supportive, rather than directive, strategies have been particularly indicated during client resistance, little systematic research has examined how therapists responsively navigate resistance in different therapy approaches and how this responsiveness is related to outcome. METHOD: In the context of disagreement episodes in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD; Westra, H. A., …