Therapist Empathy and Client Outcome: An Updated Meta-Analysis

Put simply, empathy refers to understanding what another person is experiencing or trying to express. Therapist empathy has a long history as a hypothesized key change process in psychotherapy. We begin by discussing definitional issues and presenting an integrative definition. We then review measur...

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Main Authors: Bohart, A.C (Author), Elliott, R. (Author), Murphy, D. (Author), Watson, J.C (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Psychological Association Inc. 2018
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