Rituales Terapéuticos como Dispositivo de cambio de las Tensiones Cotidianas en Pareja

Abstract

This research/intervention is part of the Master's degree in Clinical and Family Psychology at the Santo Tomás University. It is affiliated with the group "Psychology, Family, and Networks", framed within the research line "Psychology, Everyday Contexts, and Social Transformations", project "connections, ecology, and networks", of the Faculty of Psychology. The research/intervention problem was addressed, related to therapeutic rituals as a change device to manage everyday tensions in a couple. The necessary symbolic elements were identified to mobilize the clients towards an experience that redefined the tensions experienced, creating a sense of connection between reflection, emotion, and action. Tensions persist over time, leading to crisis, dissatisfaction, and relationship crystallization. A complex view was assumed paradigmatically as a framework for creating new ways of feeling, thinking, and acting. A qualitative, reflexive, and contextual methodology was proposed, based on a single case study with a couple who sought psychological services. The information was subjected to content analysis, establishing categories such as couple, everyday life, tensions, and therapeutic rituals. This intervention allowed the couple to establish an emotional connection and reaffirm their commitment to work on resolving tensions, creating new contextual and complementary patterns of interaction and communication. This experience was considered to contribute to mental health and systemic family therapy because the therapeutic ritual facilitated the understanding of the clinical dilemma by confronting the belief systems and emotional resources of the couple.