Three important clinical processes in individual and group interpersonal psychotherapy sessions

Psychotherapy (Chic). 2014 Mar;51(1):20-4. doi: 10.1037/a0032162. Epub 2013 Sep 23.

Abstract

I describe three clinical processes: (a) bringing the discussion into the here-and-now; (b) making impact disclosures; and (c) creating a corrective emotional experience, derived from interpersonal theory, that occurs in most of my individual and group therapy sessions. For each of these clinical processes, I provide: (a) the theoretical principals that support the clinical process, (b) clinical descriptions and dialogue that demonstrate the process, and (c) a review of some of the research examining the clinical process. Finally, I propose a task model of interpersonal therapy, which illustrates how the three clinical processes come together in interpersonal therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Problem Solving
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Psychological Theory
  • Psychotherapeutic Processes*
  • Psychotherapy / methods*
  • Psychotherapy, Group / methods*
  • Self Disclosure