Mental health concerns are common, and various evidence-based interventions for mental
health conditions have been developed. However, many people have difficulty accessing …

The current meta-analysis aims to investigate and clarify existing research on virtual reality
(VR) as a medium to elicit empathy. An exhaustive literature search (updated to February 29 …

Recent social movements have illuminated systemic inequities in US society, including
within the social sciences. Thus, it is essential that attachment researchers and practitioners …

Background Conversational agents cannot yet express empathy in nuanced ways that
account for the unique circumstances of the user. Agents that possess this faculty could be …

This article introduces the journal issue devoted to the most recent iteration of evidence-
based psychotherapy relationships and frames it within the work of the Third Interdivisional …

The key proposition of this invited essay is that personal practice (PP), coupled with self-
reflection, is central to the development of the most effective therapists. To date, the …

The present study aims to examine whether users perceive a therapeutic alliance with an AI
conversational agent (Wysa) and observe changes in the t 'herapeutic alliance over a brief …

The experience of clinical practitioners and trauma survivors over the past 50 years or more
indicates that many of the potentially therapeutic factors identified with group therapy for a …

Congruence or genuineness is a relational quality that has been highly prized throughout
the history of psychotherapy, but of diminished research interest in recent years. In this …

Background: The emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Conversational Agents (CA)
capable of delivering evidence-based psychotherapy presents a unique opportunity to solve …