Empathic Engagement in Clinical Practice

This program explains what empathy is and offers guidelines for how to make sense of the client’s thoughts, feelings, and choices from inside their worldview. The author also shows how the clinician, with compassion, curiosity, and an empathic imagination, can create a heartfelt connection that allows the client to feel respected and understood and that opens the way for collaboration and therapeutic change. Copyright: 2026

This product is not included in the APA Unlimited CE program.

New York state psychologists: This program is not currently in compliance with the unique requirements imposed by the New York State Board of Education for New York licensed psychologists CE.

• Explain the difference between empathy, sympathy, and compassion.
• Discuss how to foster empathic curiosity with clients.
• Utilize meditation techniques for self-care.
• Apply skills of empathic engagement in working with clients.