Objective In the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic, the use of teletherapy has become more
pervasive than ever. Many therapists faced this move to a remote setting with little …

Research into defensive functioning in psychotherapy has thus far focused on patients'
defense use. However, also the defensive functioning of therapists might be significant …

Understanding the interplay between attachment style, emotional processing, and neural
responses is crucial for comprehending the diverse ways individuals function socially and …

The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a challenging time for many
psychotherapy patients. To understand why certain patients were more resilient, we …

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients in individual psychotherapy
needed to suddenly transition to telepsychotherapy (TPT), and for many patients it was their …

Contemporary attachment researchers claim that attachment-anxiety is associated with a
hyperactivating defense strategy while attachment-avoidance is associated with a …

Recently, attachment-informed researchers and clinicians have begun to show that
attachment theory offers a useful framework for exploring group psychotherapy. However, it …

Attachment theory is concerned with the basic level of social connection associated with
approach and withdrawal mechanisms. Consistent patterns of attachment may be divided …

Objectives Real relationship (RR) refers to a genuine human relationship between client
and therapist, that has been found to be positively related to treatment outcome, and to …

Defense mechanisms are unconscious and automatic psychological processes that serve to
protect the individual from painful emotions and thoughts. There is ample evidence from the …