The initial interview in mental health therapy provides the first evidence of effectiveness of treatment. Furthermore, it offers the opportunity to put into practice relationship skills. This interview is crucial to create strong relationship bonds with clients and in turn collect relevant information to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan, (Kottler & Shepard, 2011). These elements in the film apparently were omitted by Dr. Marvin. The client-therapist relationship should have begun before they met for the first time. During this time both, the therapist and the client would assess each other’s levels of competency. Usually, the nervous and ambivalent client would let the therapist be the one who initiates the sessions. Conscious of the