During times of such crises as COVID-19, the therapist’s calming presence is crucial, there is a pronounced view that the moment the patient enters the dynamic flow created by movement there will emerge a moment of “mutual recognition” when the patient and therapist both realize, at the same time, that they are sharing a common experience. Samartitter (2010) sees DMT as offering the potential for intersubjective meetings. The depressed adult patients’ increase in vitality qualities as seen in this research seem to show some evidence of the effectiveness of the DMT model with intervention groups since it may have brought about joint movement and “moments of meetings” in changing relationships and moving into a deeper affective vitality level. Considering the implicit and explicit characteristics of the new hospital regulations related to COVID-19, the researcher suggests initiating another setting of DMT interventions, which would decrease dropouts and increase patients’ motivation to cooperate during an unstable reality. With repeated exposure to such self-regulation and acceptance of emotion, patients can use the safety of the therapeutic relationship to approach, rather than avoid, difficult emotional states, revisit hurtful experiences, and develop more adaptive coping responses (Perry, 2006; Siegel, 2010) related to the current health crises.
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