Facilitating dyadic synchrony in psychotherapy sessions: Systematic review and meta-analysis

How getting in sync is curative: Insights gained from research in psychotherapy.

“…Indeed, most of the research on synchrony has been conducted in the past couple of years. The great clinical research interest shown in these questions resulted in extensive data collection together with a search for a theory to guide empirical exploration, formulate research questions, and explain the mixed evidence already assembled (Atzil-Slonim et al, 2023; Dales & Jerry, 2008; Koole & Tschacher, 2016; Koole et al, 2020; Wiltshire et al, 2020). This article proposes that the new advances in technology that enable measuring synchrony across modalities (acoustic parameters, motion, facial expressions, physiology, temperature, etc.)…”

Investigating movement synchrony in therapeutic settings using socially interactive agents: an experimental toolkit

“…So far research had assumed that the synchrony-outcome relationship is linear, that is, more synchrony leads to better outcomes, even though this relationship is small ( 13 , 14 ). However, recent arguments claim that this might not be always the case ( 1 ).…”

The role of interpersonal coordination dynamics in alliance rupture and repair processes in psychotherapy—A systematic review

“…To specify, modalities refer to categories of expressive behavior and are channels or modes of behavioral communication, including voice, facial expressions, movement, physiology etc. Dyadic synchrony between patient and therapist is usually assessed by calculating the association or interdependence between the interacting partner’s signals in these different modalities over time ( Atzil-Slonim et al, 2023 ). While positive associations between ICD and the therapeutic alliance have been repeatedly identified ( Ramseyer and Tschacher, 2011 ; Altmann et al, 2020 ), the field is still in its infancy and is showing inconsistency.…”