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Empathic Engagement in Clinical Practice

Empathic Engagement in Clinical Practice

Flemons, Douglas

Paperback

General Psychology

ISBN10: 1433843366
ISBN13: 9781433843365
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: Jan 6 2026
Pages: 195
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.05 Depth: 9.01
Language: English
This guide for mental health professionals offers an insightful, conversational approach to mastering empathic communication with clients.

Douglas Flemons invites readers to join him in a dialogue that incorporates voices from clinical research and practice, philosophy (both Eastern and Western), neuroscience, and the arts.

He explains the nuts and bolts of empathy, and offers guidelines for how readers can make sense of the client's thoughts, feelings, and choices from inside their worldview. He also shows how the clinician, with compassion, curiosity, and an empathic imagination, can create a heartfelt connection that allows the client to feel respected and understood and that opens the way for collaboration and therapeutic change.

Innovative strategies for therapist self-care are thoroughly explored. Practitioners learn how to effectively engage in and safely disengage from close empathic relationships, even with clients who are deeply suffering or who present complex emotional challenges.

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