Emotion Tracking : Healing and Growth of the Wounded Soul

Kurzfassung/Abstract

Most psychotherapies are far too intellectual and rational, especially in terms of conversation management. Creating the optimal mix of metacognitive reflection and emotive dialogue is an art. We aim to demonstrate that it involves professional therapist behavior that can be trained. However, Emotion Tracking is not as easy to learn as most psychotherapeutic interventions. For this purpose, we have adapted Albert Pesso's microtracking (Pesso, 2008a, b, see Bachg & Sulz, 2022) so that it can be repeatedly used in cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic therapies. In Mentalization Supporting Therapy, Emotion Tracking is one of seven therapy modules. Just as Carl Rogers' client-centered conversation techniques have increasingly become part of psychotherapeutic basic skills over the decades, we believe that Emotion Tracking should also become a core competency of any psychotherapy alongside procedure-specific interventions.