“Window of opportunity”: Clients’ experiences of crying in psychotherapy and their relationship with change, the alliance, and attachment.
Michael Katz,
Mark Hilsenroth,
Natassia Johnson
et al.
Abstract:In psychotherapy, emotional tears occur frequently but have received limited attention. We set out to replicate and extend findings of previous studies conducted in Italy (Genova et al., 2021) and Israel (Katz et al., 2022) with U.S. clients. We hypothesized that positive crying experiences would be associated with improvement and stronger alliance, as well as that insecurely attached patients would tend to view crying as more intense but also more meaningful. One hundred twenty-four patients completed an onli… Show more
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