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The client “experiencing” scale as a predictor of treatment outcomes: A meta-analysis on psychotherapy process

Antonio Pascual-Leone and Nikita Yeryomenko · 2017 (online 2016)

Evidence
Review
Kind
Journal article
peer-reviewed
Method
Meta-analysis of links between depth of experiencing in therapy and treatment outcomes
Sample
10 studies covering 406 clients
Published
Psychotherapy Research, 27(6), 653–665

Adjacent

Studies a related practice or mechanism, without testing Circling.

A meta-analysis found a small-to-medium association between deeper emotional experiencing during psychotherapy and better treatment outcomes.

What it doesn’t show

The synthesis concerns an association between therapy process and outcome. It does not establish that increasing experiencing causes improvement or that Focusing, as a particular therapy, is effective. Ten studies provide a limited evidence base.

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Pascual-Leone, A., & Yeryomenko, N. (2017). The client “experiencing” scale as a predictor of treatment outcomes: A meta-analysis on psychotherapy process. Psychotherapy Research, 27(6), 653–665. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2016.1152409