20.500.12556/RUL-186484 The role of embodied presence and empathy in the age of online psychotherapy This article addresses the question of whether digital forms of psychotherapy canfully replace face-to-face meetings with particular attention to empathy as a corecomponent of the therapeutic relationship. Drawing on a phenomenological,developmental and neuroscientific approach, we argue that physical presence isan indispensable component of the therapeutic process. While emphasising thephysical basis of empathy, we define and consider the three components of thetherapeutic alliance, discussing how online formats may affect the goals, tasksand bond differently. Physical presence enables the establishment of intersub-jective closeness, sensory attunement and physiological co-regulation, creatingthe conditions for deeper, embodied empathy. We also analyse the challenges ofonline therapy, where physical stimuli are limited, leading to a more cognitiveand less resonant empathy. Whilst online therapy has been shown to provideeffective support and improve accessibility, live therapy remains essential toachieve the deepest human connection based on an embodied experience ofthe other. empathy embodiment psychotherapy video therapy therapeutic relationship intersubjectivity empatija psihoterapija videoterapija terapevtski odnos intersubjektivnost true false true Angleški jezik Večjezični Članek v reviji 2026-09-02 11:07:53 2026-09-02 11:08:01 2026-09-04 03:32:37 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 1-23 6. 8. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-08-06 159.942:615.851:004.774 1469-5901 10.1080/13642537.2026.2711208 289721859 The_role_of_embodied_presence_and_empathy_in_the_age_of_online_psychotherapy.pdf The_role_of_embodied_presence_and_empathy_in_the_age_of_online_psychotherapy.pdf 1 856D3CEBF8C838318B027A2AB78A327C fea44d78f202e57a952b2af7d9304784499088c00ce035b574899b2d80c9babd c076d2e9-a6ad-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=245749 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/13642537.2026.2711208?needAccess=true 1 66f029f5-a6ad-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=245748 Teološka fakulteta 0 0 0