Abstract
Client-therapist interaction can be understood in terms of reciprocal self-presentation processes. The method of sequential plan-analysis is suggested to identify patterns of self-presentation. A single case study using this method to analyze a 13-session therapy is reported. Seven self-presentational plans are identified for therapist and client each. These plans extend prior classifications and can be used as a framework for future analyses of client-therapist interaction. Interrelations of plans and changes over the course of the therapy are described. The results indicate that the client's self-presentation included an ambivalence of presenting competence as well as helplessness. The therapist used specific reinforcement combined with anti-complementary acts.
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