title: Expanding Empathy in Our Clinical Work: A Response to Wickramasekera II's (2015) "Mysteries of Hypnosis and the Self Are Revealed by the Psychology and Neuroscience of Empathy.".
abstract: Empathy is a central tenet of psychotherapeutic process. This article builds upon Wickramasekera II's (2015) "Mysteries of Hypnosis and the Self are Revealed by the Psychology and Neuroscience of Empathy," with particular focus on "empathetic involvement theory." A brief transtheoretical and research review of empathy is provided. A couple's therapy case illustration is provided to elucidate how one can expand "empathetic involvement theory" into clinical practice. Emphasis is placed upon the dimensions of sensation and body/mind connectedness.
authors.affiliation: a University of Colorado , Waldenburg Psychological Health and Psychiatry , Longmont , Colorado , USA.
authors.forename: Francis J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kaklauskas
authors.affiliation: b Naropa University , Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling , Boulder , Colorado , USA.
authors.forename: Carla June
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Clements
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory
keywords: clinical applications; couples; empathic involvement theory; empathy