Supplementary Material for: Absent Bodies: Psychotherapeutic Challenges during COVID-19

Introduction: The paper’s main aim is to analyze the theme of psychotherapy which, during the months of lockdown, has undergone a considerable transformation as it moved, in many cases, to the virtual modality. The scarce literature on this subject is divided between those who maintain that the screen establishes a relational distance between the patient and the therapist (disengagement theory) and those who instead consider it an element that stimulates and facilitates communication (stimulation theory). Method: Utilizing a qualitative and phenomenological interview, which allowed me to collect the testimonies of therapists and patients, I will try to understand if and how the fundamental components of psychotherapy and clinical encounter have changed. Results: I will describe how the lack of bodily resonance affects psychotherapy and emphasize the centrality of often-underestimated elements such as the atmosphere and setting. Conclusion: I will finally argue that what is missing is indeed an embodied trust which, in my view, is necessary for a successful therapeutic relationship.

引言：本研究核心旨在探讨心理治疗的主题——在封控数月期间，心理治疗在多数场景下转向虚拟诊疗模式，由此经历了显著变革。当前针对该主题的研究文献较为稀缺，学界观点存在显著分歧：一派认为屏幕会在患者与治疗师之间制造人际疏离（疏离理论），另一派则认为屏幕能够刺激并促进双方沟通（促进理论）。
研究方法：本研究采用质性现象学访谈法，收集治疗师与患者的亲历证词，以此探究心理治疗与临床会面的核心构成要素是否发生变化，以及如何发生变化。
研究结果：本研究将阐述躯体共振的缺失对心理治疗产生的影响，并强调诸如诊疗氛围与场景设置等常被低估的要素的核心地位。
研究结论：本研究最终提出，心理治疗中缺失的核心要素正是具身信任（embodied trust），在笔者看来，该要素是构建有效治疗关系的必要条件。