The questions of for whom and why psychotherapy is effective have been the focus of five
decades of research. Most of this knowledge is based on self-report measures. Following …

With the advent of COVID-19, a sudden, unexpected, and forced shift has been produced in
the field of psychotherapy. Worldwide, many therapists closed their offices and started to …

Background The therapeutic alliance (TA) is a robust and pantheoretical predictor of
treatment outcome in Face-to-Face-(F2F-) and Online-psychotherapy (Online-PT). Many …

Findings from the past 5 decades of empirical research on the working alliance suggest its
importance in psychotherapy. Recent studies have sought to identify markers of the alliance …

How important is the timing of the pretreatment evaluation? If we consider mental health to
be a relatively fixed condition, the specific timing (eg, day, hour) of the evaluation is …

Objective: Oxytocin (OT) synchrony has been suggested as a key mechanism by which
bonds are formed and strengthened in various species, including those between mother and …

In the recent years, discoveries in neuroscience have greatly impacted upon the need to
modify therapeutic practice starting from the evidence showing some cerebral mechanisms …

Synchronization of physiological signals between individuals seems to originate from intra-
uterine life between mother and fetus (Feldman, 2006) and continues to characterize …

Depression affects millions worldwide, thus underscoring the urgent need to optimize health
care practices. To better understand the processes involved in psychotherapy gains, studies …

In recent years, innovative approaches have been implemented in counseling and
psychotherapy research, creating new and exciting interdisciplinary subfields. The findings …