“…A host of process functions have been attributed to therapist self-disclosure, including such positive effects on group process as fostering client disclosure (Kangas, 1971;Strassberg et al, 1977), building client trust (Berg-Cross, 1984), and promoting group cohesion (Yalom, 1985). Negative effects of therapist openness are identified as well: member perceptions of therapist poor mental health (Weigel et al, 1972), inhibition of member-member relationship formation (Culbert, 1968), and complication of the client-practitioner alliance (West & Livesly, 1986).…”