After several sessions,Jake and his psychotherapist have developed a sense of trust in each other and agree about their respective roles and the treatment outcomes they are working to achieve.Jake and his therapist have most clearly developed a(n)

A) evidence-based practice.
B) randomized clinical trial.
C) therapeutic alliance.
D) meta-analysis.

The development of trust and agreement between a psychotherapist and their client is a key component of the therapeutic alliance, which refers to the collaborative relationship between the two parties in working towards treatment goals. Evidence-based practice refers to the use of research and clinical expertise in making treatment decisions, randomized clinical trials are a specific type of research study, and meta-analysis refers to a statistical method of combining the results of multiple studies. None of these options fully capture the dynamic between Jake and his therapist as described in the scenario.