In this episode, Dr. Rosenberg reads a letter from "Uncomfortable," regarding something that happened during a couples therapy session. She talks about the difference between the therapeutic relationship and other relationships, social scripts, spontaneity, and fallibility. 

Feldman, M. (1993). The dynamics of reassurance. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 74, 275–285.

Kaftal, E. (1983). Self psychology and psychological interrelatedness. Contemporary Psychotherapy Review, 1, 20–46.