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This paper provides a critical analysis and synthesis of the current status and emerging developments in contemporary couple therapy. Its narrative centers on the evolution of couple therapy into a prominent intervention modality and coherent body of practice. The review begins with the consideration of the field's strong empirical underpinnings derived from research on couple therapy and basic relational science. Couple therapy comprises the widely accepted method for reducing relationship distress and enhancing relationship quality. Moreover, both as a stand-alone intervention and in conjunction with other treatment formats, couple-based interventions have garnered considerable empirical support for their effectiveness in addressing a broad spectrum of specific relational dysfunctions as well as individual emotional and physical health problems. We highlight the convergence of methods through common factors, shared strategies, and remarkably similar arrangements across approaches. Our review also points to key differences among approaches, the importance of recognizing respective strengths and limitations linked to these differences, and building on differences across models when selecting and tailoring interventions for a given couple. The discussion concludes with a consideration of recent trends in the field including the impact of telehealth and related digital technologies, the expansion of specific treatments for specific problems and diverse populations, the interface of couple therapy with relationship education, and enduring challenges as well as new opportunities addressing broader systemic and global dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Legal liability of a psychotherapy provider in non-medical facilities and the related death of a psychotherapist from a legal point of view The topic of the paper is an analysis of selected legal aspects of the legal liability of psychotherapy providers outside health care facilities and the legal consequences of the death of such a psychotherapist in the context of client data protection [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emotion-Focused Therapy is (understood as) an integrative, neo-humanistic, therapeutic approach whose formation and further development is substantially bound with empirical research of psychotherapeutic processes and mechanisms of change in therapy. This paper deals with empirical studies that were published during the second decade of the 21st century, focused on the efficacy of EFT used in the therapy of anxiety disorder, as well as other mental disorders. Current findings are being presented in the context of an individual-focused, family-focused and group-focused form of EFT. Particular attention is paid to selected new directions and innovations in the field of research that emerged only in recent years, during the verification process of the EFT – especially the transdiagnostic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]