Empathy in therapy

Aaron beck Abstract Academic Acceptance Acceptance and commitment therapy Accuracy Accurate empathypsychotherapy skills Act Active listening Acute pain Adaptability Affective empathy Affirmation Affirmations Ai therapist Ajch Albert ellis Ambiguity Amit badiani Analogue marking Anendophasia Anthony jacquin Anxiety Apa Aphantasia Arrow technique Artifical intelligence Asa compliance Asthma Attract clients Audio-technica atr2100x-usb Authenticity Authenticity language Behavioural consequence Behavioural experiment Bidirectional Biopsychosocial Blue yeti usb microphone Body awareness Budget constraints Building referrals Business success Cardioid Carl rogers Case studies Cbt Charles fernyhough Chatbot therapy Child protection policies Chris jones Chronic pain Clarifying Client testimonials Client-centered Cognitive behavioural therapy Cognitive empathy Cognitive psychology Cognitive restructuring Cognitive-behavioural Collaborative empiricism Collaborative language Communication Communication skills Compassion in therapy Competence Complaints Complimenting Comprehensive hypnotherapy training Conclusion Confidence Confidence intervals Confidentiality Confusion Congruence Congruency focus Consciousness Consistency Content creation Contraindications Contraindications in hypnosis Control Conversational postulates Cookies and tracking Counsellor Cpd Creation of shared meaning Criminal Critical faculty Data breach Data breach response plan Data minimization Data retention Data security Data sharing Dave elman Depression Derren brown Direct experience Discussion Double-binds Downward arrow technique Effect size Embedded commands Embrace mistakes Emotion regulation procrastination Emotion-focused language Empathetic statements Empathetic validation Empathic reflection Empathy Empathy in therapy Empirical disputation Encouragement of expression Encouraging action Engagement Entrepreneur hypnotherapist Equipment for hypnotherapists Ericksonian hypnosis Ericksonian 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Empathy in Hypnotherapy: Beyond Feeling, Toward an Interactive Skill

Published November 18, 2025 5 min read

If empathy is exhausting you, it’s not empathy that’s the issue. It’s the version you were taught. Recently, I watched an experienced therapist declare,...