There is little empirical research on the topic of psychotherapists crying with or in front of clients (Blume-Marcovici, 2017); however, therapists crying in therapy appears to happen more frequently than previously believed (t' Lam, Vingerhoets, & Bylsma, 2018). Although many clients believe that crying in session improves their relationship with their therapist (Zingaretti, Genova, Gazzillo, & Lingiardi, 2017), it is unclear how therapists' tears impact the psychotherapy process. For example, as some research has suggested that tearful individuals may be seen as less competent (van de Ven, Meijs, & Vingerhoets, 2017), it is possible that therapist tears are potential detriment to psychotherapy. However, therapists' tears might also have a positive effect on the therapeutic relationship if they are seen as evidence of therapist genuineness. To more deeply understand therapists' experiences of crying during a psychotherapy session, 8 practicing psychotherapists of varying theoretical orientations were interviewed using Consensual Qualitative Research (Hill, 2012; Hill et al., 2005; Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997). Overall, the therapists had a consistent positive perception of the consequences of their own tears, both on therapy in general as well as on the client-therapist relationship. However, they also acknowledged a lack of training in how to manage their own tears in session, confirming previous results (Blume-Marcovici, Stolberg, & Khademi, 2013) and suggesting that psychotherapists may not be fully prepared to manage tears in counseling. Implications for psychotherapists as well as directions for future research are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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对心理治疗师在治疗过程中的眼泪的定性研究。

很少有关于心理治疗师在客户面前或在客户面前哭泣的实证研究（Blume-Marcovici，2017）; 然而，在治疗中哭泣的治疗师似乎比以前认为的发生频率更高（t'Lam，Vingerhoets和Bylsma，2018年）。尽管许多客户认为在会议上哭泣可以改善他们与治疗师的关系（Zingaretti，Genova，Gazzillo和Lingiardi，2017），但尚不清楚治疗师的眼泪如何影响心理治疗过程。例如，正如一些研究表明，流泪的人可能被认为能力不强（van de Ven，Meijs和Vingerhoets，2017年），治疗师的眼泪有可能对心理治疗有害。但是，治疗师的 如果将眼泪视为治疗师真实性的证据，它们也可能对治疗关系产生积极影响。为了更深入地了解治疗师在心理疗法中的哭泣经历，使用共识定性研究对8名理论取向不同的执业心理治疗师进行了采访（Hill，2012； Hill等，2005； Hill，Thompson和Williams，1997）。总体而言，治疗师对自己的眼泪所产生的后果具有一致的积极认识，无论是对总体治疗还是对客户与治疗师的关系。然而，他们也承认在会上缺乏如何处理自己的眼泪的培训，证实了以往的结果（Blume-Marcovici，Stolberg和Khademi，2013年），并暗示心理治疗师可能未准备好在辅导中处理眼泪。讨论了对心理治疗师的影响以及未来的研究方向。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。