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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]

Handling of information in the provision of psychotherapy in non-medical facilities and the issue of providing information to third parties. The topic of the paper is selected legal aspects of the provision of psychotherapy outside health care facilities, specifically the issue of handling client data and providing information to third parties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper introduces psychotherapeutic experience with alcohol addicted homeless clients. The focus of the article is motivation of a client from time perspective, i.e. a development of early, continuous, and final motivation of a client to change one's life style after an intervention of the centre in Havírov. The author describes pitfalls of such motivation and refers to case studies of various clients. Readers can observe specifics of work with addicted clients without homes via symptoms of individual addiction development. The paper shows influences on clients' motivation as well as specific features of the cooperation between a therapist and a client. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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]