Patient-Made Videos as a Tool of Self-Observation Enhancing Self-Reflection in Psychotherapy

In this report, we describe the flow and functionality of the VideoTalk method through the case of a 24-year-old fem ale patient suffering from depression and social phobia. The self-mirroring from the video facilitates self-observations of the patient’s own facial expressions, voice and body posture. We hypothesize that this new information gradually changes emotional processing, leads to better self-awareness and strengthens more functional schemas.
Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research