IJSP Number 6, 2024

61 DEVELOPING THE THERAPIST'S INSIGHT IN SUPERVISION CĂDARIU, Ioana-Eva 1,2 , VÎŞCU, Loredana-Ileana 1,2 WATKINS, Jr., C. Edward 3,1 , PINTEA, Florentina-Anica 1,2 1 Institute of Psychotherapy, Psychological Counselling and Clinical Supervision, Reșița, Romania 2 Tibiscus University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania 3 Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton Rezumat The concept of insight has been approached through the prism of several psychotherapeutic approaches and is a variable of interest in the field of psychotherapy and supervision. During psychotherapy training and supervision, cultivating and practicing insight in trainees will contribute to personal development and increase the effectiveness of psychotherapy with clients. Key words: insight, pyramid of supervision, supervision in psychotherapy. 1. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION OF INSIGHT Insight has had varying conceptualizations, and to date there is no consensus on its definition [1;2]. For example, Moss, Kotovsky, and Cagan [1] describe insight as when customers come to a new understanding of the event they have experienced. Levi et al. [2] define insight as a person's ability to reflect on events and generate new explanations for the present problem. In psychodynamic approaches, insight is linked to the transferential relationship between therapist and client, and the interpretation of the content brought by the client is the main way in which change is achieved [3]. In cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy insight occurs when the client changes their cognitions about themselves and others [4]. Castonguay and Hill [5] offer another definition for insight: 'most of us agreed that insight is usually conscious (as opposed to unconscious or