Hundreds of studies suggest that the patient–therapist alliance is the most consistent
predictor of treatment outcome across patients, therapists, types of treatment and settings …

Objective: This paper highlights the facilitation of dyadic synchrony as a core
psychotherapist skill that occurs at the non-verbal level and underlies many other …

Our daily human life is filled with a myriad of joint action moments, be it children playing,
adults working together (ie, team sports), or strangers navigating through a crowd. Joint …

Objective: Client–therapist physiological synchrony has recently attracted significant
empirical attention. Recent theoretical accounts propose that physiological linkages should …

The examination of nonverbal synchrony has become a promising line of psychotherapy
research. Although several studies have found between‐dyad associations between …

Background: Psychological literature emphasizes that self-regulation is important as goal
intentions, goal setting, or implementation intention does not automatically result in effective …

In individual psychotherapy verbal communication and movement synchronization are
closely interrelated. The microanalysis of timing, rhythm and gestalt of movement has …

Objective This study aimed to explore whether behavioral synchrony (BS) and inter-brain
synchrony (IBS) could serve as potential biomarkers for alliance quality or outcomes among …

Objective The literature on affective regulation in psychotherapy has traditionally relied on
explicit client self-report measures. However, both clients' and therapists' affect fluctuate …

Background Emotions play a key role in psychotherapy. However, a problem with examining
emotional states via self-report questionnaires is that the assessment usually takes place …