When Therapists Cry

Amy Blume-Marcovici, PsyD, has published numerous articles on topics ranging from psychological testing to clinical work with dreams. Her research focuses on process-oriented and relational aspects of psychotherapy, particularly therapists’ emotional expressions in therapy. She is on the editorial board of the journal Psychotherapy.

Part I: The Tracks of Our Tears: An Orientation to Crying. 1. Why Humans Weep Lauren M. Bylsma, Asmir Gračanin, and Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets 2. Tracking Our Tears: Research on Therapist Crying in Therapy Amy Blume-Marcovici, Ronald A. Stolberg, Mojgan Khademi, Anthony Mackie, and Catelijne ‘t Lam Part II: Constructs of Crying: Understanding Tears Through Theory 3. The Feeling is Mutual: Therapist Crying From an Attachment/Caregiving Perspective Judith Kay Nelson 4. An Eye-Opening Eye Infection: Treating Therapists’ Tears as Self-Disclosure Andrea Bloomgarden 5. Therapeutic Immediacy: If Your Tears Could Speak, What Would They Say? Mark J. Hilsenroth, Jason Mayotte-Blum, Klara Kuutmann, and Kristen L. Capps Umphlet 6. The Psychoanalyst’s Tears: From Abstinence to Authenticity Patricia Harney 7. Hearing the Cries of the World: The Role of Therapists’ Tears in Compassion Focused Therapy Dennis Tirch and Laura R. Silberstein 8. Existential Therapy and the Transformative Possibilities of Therapists' Tears Paul McGinley Part III: The Clients With Whom We Cry 9. The Tears of Abuse Maxine Harris 10. Tears and the Dying Client Eleanor F. Counselman 11. Entering the No-Cry Zone: Men and the Chords of Connection Fredric E. Rabinowitz 12. M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense: Relational Authenticity, Self-Disclosure, and a Child Therapist’s Tears Jerrold R. Brandell 13. Tears of the Emerging Parent: Therapists' Tears in Working with Pregnant and Postpartum Clients Wendy N. Davis 14. Supervising Our Tears: A Guide for Supervisors and Trainees Amy Blume-Marcovici, Kelsey E. Schraufnagel, Mojgan Khademi, and Ronald A. Stolberg