The Most Fundamental Therapy Skills Explained: Empathy

We’re continuing our “fundamentals of therapy” series today and taking a closer look at empathy. We all know how central empathy is to the therapeutic process, but we don’t always talk about how to practice becoming more empathic. In this episode, we explore the facets of empathy, and name some practices to help us become more empathic therapists. Sign up for TherapyNotes and get two months free: https://www.therapynotes.com/r/privat... Watch the previous episode in this series on Active Listening:    • The Most Fundamental Therapy Skills Explai...   Links Mentioned: Carl Rogers: “Empathic: An Unappreciated Way of Being" http://www.sageofasheville.com/pub_do... Article: "A transdisciplinary framework for empathy research" https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... APA’s Dictionary of Psychology Definition of Empathy: https://dictionary.apa.org/empathy Psychepedia Article: “Empathy: Affective vs Cognitive Types Explained" https://psychepedia.arabpsychology.co... Article: "Therapist Empathy and Client Outcome: An Updated Meta-Analysis" https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?do... Article: “Cultivating Empathy" https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/11/f... Previous Episode on the importance of staying curious with therapy clients:    • The Importance of Staying Curious with The...   LINKS *Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely! 👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/... 👉 Music I use: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... This video is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to. Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TfknqI... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram:   / privatepracticeskills   This video is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.