| Abstract [eng] |
‘To dive deep, one must stop moving': experiences of self-reflexivity during the pauses of silence in the supervision process The goal of this study is to reveal and describe the experience of self-reflexivity during the pauses of silence in the supervision processes provided by supervisees (existential psychotherapists) based in Lithuania. The research was performed according to a qualitative research strategy. Five participants (three women and two men) were interviewed, whose supervision experience varied from 5 to 26 years (average experience time was 13 years). An in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted which were subsequently analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis by J. A. Smith (2003). Two superordinate themes were constructed: (1) multi-layered inner process, and (2) dialogical silence. Discussion of the results indicates “self-reflexivity in silence” is a process which induces a deeper self-awareness of a supervisee psychotherapist, occurring and developing in the presence of a dialogue with a supervisor, based on a safe supervisory relationship. This study is one of the very few in supervision research, examining the phenomenon of self-reflexivity, and the first in Lithuania and across the globe, which analyzes the pauses of silence in the supervision process. The results of this study could be applied in various aspects of training, supervisions of psychologists and psychotherapists, as well as in professional practice. |
