Experiences of humanistic and integrative psychotherapists of the therapeutic relationship with autistic clients: an interpretative phenomenological approach

Abstract

This study explores the role and lived experience of the therapeutic relationship with autistic clients in humanistic and integrative psychotherapy and what, if any, flexibility and adaptations therapists bring to this work. An interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA) was adopted. Involving a sample of five accredited humanistic and integrative psychotherapists who work with autistic clients.