“…Much work on psychotherapists in training has focused on the effects of supervision during training and on a number of qualities that the therapist should have, including: skills and knowledge of concepts (e.g., academic knowledge, diagnostic skills, and understanding of parallel processes), developing the ability to conduct research [ 13 ], self-awareness (e.g., multicultural and countertransference), intrapersonal characteristics (e.g., self-efficacy and anxiety), specific skills (useful for helping and planning intervention), and self-assessment skills [ 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Recently, studies on psychotherapists’ relational skills and responsiveness have gained much interest [ 27 ], and in this study, we ask how much these skills are already present during training and how much they are influenced by it.…”