http://phenomenologicalpsychology.com/2009/09/empathy/ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:19:08 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://phenomenologicalpsychology.com/2009/09/empathy/comment-page-1/#comment-121 cbtish Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:55:41 +0000 http://phenomenologicalpsychology.com/?p=201#comment-121 #6 is still very weak. Empathy is when the client says "x, y...", the therapist says "Holy shit! z!", and the client replies "Exactly!". That is, the therapist is emotionally engaged in the here-and-now in the client's frame. In supervision it often turns out that a therapist's own life experiences have made for false assumptions and blind spots, making accurate empathy more difficult. #6 is still very weak. Empathy is when the client says “x, y…”, the therapist says “Holy shit! z!”, and the client replies “Exactly!”. That is, the therapist is emotionally engaged in the here-and-now in the client’s frame. In supervision it often turns out that a therapist’s own life experiences have made for false assumptions and blind spots, making accurate empathy more difficult.

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