Three models of one-to-one psychodrama psychotherapy

Starting from Moreno’s reflections on and reservations toward what he called psychodrama a deux, this paper, published in the Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie (ZPS), presents three contemporary models of one-to-one psychodrama work: open scene dramatization, internal psychodrama and relationship psychotherapy. I will present the underlying theoretical concepts to these models, their practical application, the techniques used, and the adaptations made in comparison to classical group psychodrama. I will then compare these three models from the perspective of the five instruments of psychodrama (stage, protagonist, director, auxiliary egos and audience), and finally also share some reflections on the online use of each model.