The second edition of psychotherapy relationships that work evidence based responsiveness proves indispensible for any mental health professional an intriguing issue that has fascinated therapy researchers and practicing clinicians alike has been the question of how therapy works acknowledging the findings that therapy techniques do indeed contribute to the change process this empirically based volume convincingly documents the very important role that the therapy relationships plays as . Psychotherapy relationships that work evidence based responsiveness january 2019 edition 3rd publisher oxford university press isbn 978 0190069292 authors john c norcross university . Psychotherapy relationships that work evidence based responsiveness john c norcross first published in 2002 the landmark psychotherapy relationships that work broke new ground by focusing renewed and corrective attention on the substantial research behind the crucial but often overlooked client therapist relationship. The second edition of psychotherapy relationships that work evidence based responsiveness proves indispensible for any mental health professional reviews of the first edition a veritable gold mine of research related to relationships this is a volume that should be an invaluable reference for every student and practitioner of psychotherapy