The Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy: A Promising Path Awaiting Travelers

This commentary responds to the article entitled “Applications of Dialogical Self Theory to psychotherapy: A state-of-the-art review.” While this review maps the translation of the Dialogical Self Theory into creative clinical tools, it reveals a field at a crossroads: a proliferation of innovative interventions exists alongside a critical scarcity of empirical depth. The central challenge is no longer conceptual but practical, how to catalyze systematic research. I argue that fulfilling the Dialogical Self Theory’s promise requires a coalition of “travelers”: researchers, clinicians, and students, to embark on a coordinated journey. This necessitates methodological pluralism, robust clinician-researcher partnerships, and the creation of shared infrastructures to build the cumulative, evidence-based foundation Dialogical Self Theory richly deserves.[Commentary on Georgaca & Viou (Citation2026). https://doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2026.2626993]