This talk will draw on three interconnected themes: the principles, process, and practice that sit behind better collaboration in therapy and working with goals. It will explore how shared decision making, participation, and empowerment can improve therapeutic relationships and how the Goal Based Outcome (GBO) tool can help facilitate better collaborative practice in therapeutic encounters. Along the way, there will be learnings from a recent clinical symposium in Canada, some practical advice from people with lived experience from New Zealand, and even an appearance from a kid in a crate.