Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines

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Main Author: Silva, Ana Nunes Da
Publication Date: 2021
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Despite being a longstanding and well-established concept, alexithymia is unfamiliar for many clinicians. This article aimed to address the alexithymia concept from a clinical perspective based on a review of the research on alexithymia intervention. Several strategies are proposed to help clinicians better work with alexithymic clients in psychotherapy. Alexithymia assessment, its impact on the therapeutic alliance, and the difficulties in emotional tasks are highlighted points. Considering alexithymia will inform clinicians’ current diagnosis and conceptualization and provide specific targets and venues for intervention, increasing the effectiveness of psychotherapy.
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spelling Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention GuidelinesAlexithymiaEmotional processingEmotional regulationClinical interventionsTherapeutic relationshipPsychotherapyDespite being a longstanding and well-established concept, alexithymia is unfamiliar for many clinicians. This article aimed to address the alexithymia concept from a clinical perspective based on a review of the research on alexithymia intervention. Several strategies are proposed to help clinicians better work with alexithymic clients in psychotherapy. Alexithymia assessment, its impact on the therapeutic alliance, and the difficulties in emotional tasks are highlighted points. Considering alexithymia will inform clinicians’ current diagnosis and conceptualization and provide specific targets and venues for intervention, increasing the effectiveness of psychotherapy.KargerRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSilva, Ana Nunes Da2024-04-09T14:39:21Z20212024-03-14T16:13:58Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/64075engda Silva, A. N. (2021). Developing emotional skills and the therapeutic alliance in clients with alexithymia: Intervention guidelines. Psychopathology, 54(6), 282-290. https://doi.org/10.1159/0005197860254-4962cv-prod-266660010.1159/0005197862-s2.0-85119416231info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T15:13:00Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10451/64075Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T03:36:52.355216Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
title Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
spellingShingle Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
Silva, Ana Nunes Da
Alexithymia
Emotional processing
Emotional regulation
Clinical interventions
Therapeutic relationship
Psychotherapy
title_short Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
title_full Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
title_fullStr Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
title_full_unstemmed Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
title_sort Developing Emotional Skills and the Therapeutic Alliance in Clients with Alexithymia: Intervention Guidelines
author Silva, Ana Nunes Da
author_facet Silva, Ana Nunes Da
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva, Ana Nunes Da
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Alexithymia
Emotional processing
Emotional regulation
Clinical interventions
Therapeutic relationship
Psychotherapy
topic Alexithymia
Emotional processing
Emotional regulation
Clinical interventions
Therapeutic relationship
Psychotherapy
description Despite being a longstanding and well-established concept, alexithymia is unfamiliar for many clinicians. This article aimed to address the alexithymia concept from a clinical perspective based on a review of the research on alexithymia intervention. Several strategies are proposed to help clinicians better work with alexithymic clients in psychotherapy. Alexithymia assessment, its impact on the therapeutic alliance, and the difficulties in emotional tasks are highlighted points. Considering alexithymia will inform clinicians’ current diagnosis and conceptualization and provide specific targets and venues for intervention, increasing the effectiveness of psychotherapy.
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