title: The therapeutic empathic communication (TEC) process.
abstract: While the communication of empathy is thought to be a curative factor in psychotherapy, current conceptualizations usually focus on empathy as only an attitude or state of mind of the therapist. A five-stage model of therapeutic empathic communication is presented. The model is applied to analyzing the therapeutic impact of empathic communication in dynamic psychotherapy. Its usefulness is demonstrated in a case example.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003463:Cues; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*