 Hello   - I have received permission from your moderators to invite you to   participate in a study which has been approved by the Institutional   Review Board at the University at Albany. The purpose of the study is to   learn more about how people experience their relationships with their   therapists/counselors. Participation will take about 10-15 minutes. If   you choose to participate in this study, you will have the option to   enter your email address for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. 40   gift cards will be given out, with odds of roughly one-in-ten.

Link: [https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=181716](https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=181716)

To   be eligible to participate, you must be At least of 18 years of age,   live in the United States, and be currently seeing a counselor/therapist   for outpatient counseling or psychotherapy.

Your   confidentiality will be protected by storing your data securely on a   password-protected, encrypted website and computer. Only the researchers   will have access to the data. The data will be anonymous as you will   not be asked for any identifying information. IP addresses will be not   tracked or recorded as a part of this research. Your individual identity   will be kept private when information is presented or published about   this study. Dissemination of research results will be based on all   participants’ combined results, not your individual responses.

If   you agree to participate in the survey, there will be no direct  benefit  to you. However, possible benefits of participation include  helping to  provide information that could benefit scholars’ and  therapists’  understanding of counseling/psychotherapy. There is no  anticipated risk  in participating in the study, other than potential  discomfort in  answering questions about your relationship with your  therapist.

You may access the study at the following link:

[https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=181716](https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=181716)

Thank you for your time.