Therapist is a co-traveler
By being a co-traveler, a therapist can accept a client as a fellow human being rather than an object or a passive recipient.
A therapist can relate to client's mental states as, 'I have gone through somewhat similar phases-emotions-states in my own therapeutic travel.'
He/she also tries to see what is going on beneath the surface talk by patient.
This may generate empathy in a mind of a therapist. The client is benefited a lot because of this empathy within therapist. He / she feels encouraged in embarking upon challenging tasks in therapy.
A controlling consultant and an apprehensive patient model gets changed into a comfortable therapeutic relationship.
Once client experiences mutual trust, transparency, dedication with therapist, he / she may replicate it with himself / herself and later on with significant others.