Reply to James L. Fosshage: Therapeutic Action and Self Psychology

The authors offer a response to James L. Fosshage's comments on their depiction of self psychology, originally contained in their introduction to this journal's special issue on therapeutic action. In addressing Fosshage's critique, they take issue with his assertion that “self psychology from the beginning was structurally a relational model,” and clarify their use of the term “provision,” considering its implications for agency on the part of the patient.