empty chair technique for therapy
2025-12-04 11:28 Note Type: Tags: therapy, psychotherapy, psychology, healing, complicated-grief, grief
The Empty Chair Technique
Resolving “unfinished business” is often an essential part of counseling. If left unresolved, it can contribute to depression, anxiety, and mental ill-health while damaging existing and future relationships (Nelson-Jones, 2014).
- The empty chair technique is a therapeutic tool used to explore emotions & perspectives by having clients speak to an imagined person or part of themselves.
- This technique helps individuals process unresolved feelings, gain insight & achieve emotional closure.
- Role-playing different perspectives using the empty chair can improve self-awareness, empathy & decision-making in personal & relational contexts.
References:
https://positivepsychology.com/empty-chair-technique/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15325024.2025.2548238