behavioural measure for use in Chinese divorce lawyering and examines its preliminary factor structure and internal consistency using client-reported data from 209 participants. Drawing on TJ and the Person-Centred Approach (PCA), the analysis examines whether the adapted items show a coherent latent structure when transferred from problem-solving court contexts to lawyer-client interaction in divorce proceedings. Results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), using principal axis factoring (PAF) with Direct Oblimin rotation, supported a three-factor structure corresponding to Harnessing Therapeutic Support (HTS), Engaging Therapeutic Dialogue (ETD), and Inspiring Therapeutic Change (ITC). Reliability analysis indicated acceptable to good internal consistency across the three subscales, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from α = .844 to α = .892. Item-level mean differences and one cross-loading item are treated as psychometric signals requiring further testing. Overall, the findings provide initial evidence of factorial plausibility and internal consistency, while confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance testing, test-retest reliability, criterion-related evidence, and qualitative inquiry remain necessary to evaluate the scale’s broader validity and cross-cultural interpretability.