Psychotherapy

Psychology, Psychotherapy

Empathy: is it a myth

For anyone working in the ‘Front-Facing’ sector of the mental health professions, empathy and the therapeutic alliance are considered to be vital components of successful treatment (Nienhuis, 2018). However, there seems to be a general confusion on what exactly ‘empathy’ is. Political figures and pundits have recently concluded that, under certain circumstances, empathy can be […]

Psychology, Psychotherapy

Empathy for Mental Health Professionals

The online tiff between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Allie Beth Stuckey, over the use of the word ‘empathy’ in political discourse, presents frontline mental health professionals with a bit of a pickle. It quickly became obvious that both ladies meant something completely different when they said the word ‘empathy’ and all of the subsequent media

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