Ethnographic studies in psychotherapy: A narrative review of methodologies applied in therapeutic practice

• Autor: Vásquez Carrasco, Eduardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/3427
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/3427
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: etnografía; psicoterapia; ethnography; psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a complex process that demands a research design capable of capturing its multidimensionality, addressing both relational aspects and the cultural and subjective dynamics involved. In this context, the ethnographic method of qualitative research is positioned as a valuable tool to explore and understand the processes and meanings that emerge around psychotherapeutic practice. This approach allows, through the analysis of the particularities of a specific group, to know and analyze how meanings and narratives are constructed in therapeutic contexts. The main objective of this article is to offer a meta-ethnographic narrative review that synthesizes how ethnographic methodologies have been applied to study various aspects of psychotherapy.