Resonance as a relationship mode in psychotherapy

Authors

  • Anita Horn
  • Hartmut Rosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30820/1664-9583-2024-1-37

Keywords:

Resonance, Psychotherapy, Social Philosophy, Modern Attachment theory

Abstract

Starting from the widespread but inconsistent discourse on resonance in psychotherapy, various concepts of resonance are discussed. Resonance is understood as a mode of relationship that goes beyond the experience of resonance to also encompass the early development of resonance capacity influenced by intercorporeality. In addition, three additional «resonance axes» (material resonance axis, self-axis of resonance, existential resonance axis) are identified as resources in psychotherapy. Resonance is described as a dynamic, temporally transcendent relational process. Considering psychotherapy as a corrective relational experience, the conscious handling of therapeutic resonance plays a key role in overcoming mental disorders. Unconscious mechanisms such as transference and countertransference influence the experience of resonance. A supportive therapeutic relationship requires and benefits from interpersonal resonance experiences as catalysts for therapy motivation and as sources of hope for sustainable changes in inner psychic structure. Resonance in psychotherapy is thus more than a momentary experience; it also corresponds to a stable psychic disposition oriented toward trust and openness.

Author Biographies

Anita Horn

Dr. phil. Anita Horn ist Sozialphilosophin und eidgenössisch anerkannte Psychotherapeutin für Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene, Supervisorin und Lehranalytikerin am C. G. Jung-Institut.

Hartmut Rosa

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa ist Professor für Allgemeine und Theoretische Soziologie an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena sowie Direktor des Max-Weber-Kollegs in Erfurt.
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How to Cite

Horn, A., & Rosa, H. (2024). Resonance as a relationship mode in psychotherapy. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 14(1), 37–41. https://doi.org/10.30820/1664-9583-2024-1-37

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024): Die Unverfügbarkeit in der Psychotherapiewissenschaft

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Special Issue

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