Editorial: Enactivism and active inference in the therapeutic alliance.
Front Psychol October 26, 2022 Patrice Duquette, Francesco Cerritelli, Jorge E. Esteves 7 citations
The editorial explores how enactivism and active inference can inform the therapeutic alliance, arguing that these frameworks offer a more dynamic, embodied, and relational understanding of the client-therapist interaction than traditional models. It suggests that the therapeutic process involves mutual prediction error minimization and sense-making between both parties, emphasizing co-construction of meaning and adaptive change. The piece advocates for integrating these perspectives to enhance clinical practice and theory.