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Self‐disclosure in psychoanalytic–existential therapy
Author(s) -
Geller Jesse D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.10158
Subject(s) - psychoanalytic theory , psychology , existentialism , psychotherapist , self disclosure , interpersonal communication , style (visual arts) , power (physics) , self , psychoanalysis , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , history
This article is an effort to integrate contemporary psychoanalytic and existential perspectives on intentional therapist self‐disclosure. It offers a two‐stage decision‐making model that considers self‐disclosure from the vantage points of style and internalization. Clinical and research findings are presented to support the notion that the meanings a patient attributes to a particular self‐disclosure, and its power to move him or her towards greater health, is the product of a fluctuating matrix of interpersonal and intrapsychic variables. Special consideration is given to the challenges that arise during the early and termination stages of treatment and to the psychotherapy of therapists. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 59: 541–554, 2003.