Crotty (1998) stated that theories are instruments by which researchers design research questions. Denzin and Lincoln (2000) took it a step further to posit that theories provide a comprehensive guide for data selection and data interpretation.They are used in qualitative research in order to provide different means of approaching problems and to allow researchers to highlight at best different perspectives of the same problem through either a conceptual or theoretical framework (Bradley, Curry, and Devers (2007).Note that all theories are not appropriate to all studies and theories depend on what kind of data to be collected. In qualitative studies, appropriate theories are phenomenology, critical theory, grounded theory, interactionism, case study, narrative, etc. The relationship between theories and approach is that it opens the door for researchers to explore controversies, which lead to a framework selection (Mike and Huberman, 1994).In a looser term, theories generate research design, which in turn generate approaches to test hypothesis and to collect and interpret data. This week, we will analyze an article that describes the theory-approach linkage. He also used a conceptual framework, which captures reports from various sources.In the article in question, the author seeks data relationships in by sorting, categorizing, setting up a matrix, and reconciling different perspectives in order to argue that clinical practice must not be separated from constant and rigorous research (p.16). This study hints at a phenomenological study and describes the personal experiences of the author in the psychotherapeutic relationship – both from a teaching perspective and a client perspective.I strongly believe this article explains the core relationship between theories and approaches best because I chose the author utilized the grounded theory and the multiple case study approaches to support his quest for emerging theories.ReferencesBradley, H., E., Curry, A., L.,