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The article is focused on possibilities in using discourse and conversation analyses in psychotherapy and counseling research. First part is concerned on introduction of both research traditions and their similarities as well as differences. Second part of the paper consists of examples of realises studies focused on 1. formulations (therapists ´ utterances connected to clients´ reactions) in psychotherapy and counseling, 2. discursive pursuing of therapist's agenda (therapists´goals and plans for therapy), 3. change process research and 4. broader discourse perspectives in psychotherapy and counseling. Some limitations and possible directions for future development of conversation and discourse analyses in psychotherapy and counseling research are pointed out as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents „pragmatic case study” of psychotherapy. The case contains tvelwe gestalt therapy sessions led by leading professional in the field. Significant events were identified from the client's and therapist's points of view. Those events were analysed using Recursive Frame Analysis (RFA) for capturing the way of co- -constructing this event. One significant event is presented in the article with transcription and RFA chart as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Forgiveness is one of the psychological phenomena, which did not received adequate attention in psychological studies for a long time. The situation is changing due the rise of applied positive psychology and thus the topic is the subject of interdisciplinary studies in the world. This paper points to the considerable potential of the process of forgiveness as one of the intervention techniques in counseling and psychotherapy, which aims to improve the psychological health of the client. Forgiveness can be one of the options how to reduce the negative affective aspect of suffering - the psychological injury of a victim. First, it is pointed to the essence of forgiveness in counseling and psychotherapy, then, the forgiveness is defined regarding the phases of forgiveness and the process of forgiveness is described according R. D. Enright. The process models of forgiveness in counseling and psychotherapy are presented regarding the health aspect of forgiveness and non-forgiveness. In the conclusion, some results of studies dealing with intervention programs of process model of forgiveness in the field of quality of life, namely physical and mental health, are mentioned. Besides that, the author tries to outline the strengths and weaknesses of the process of forgiveness in counseling and psychotherapy based on three approaches to forgiveness in psychotherapy. The hope turns out that this phenomenon will become the subject of deeper psychological study not only abroad but also in the Czech and Slovak Republics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]