Tracking novelties in psychotherapy process research: the innovative moments coding system

This article presents a method for the assessment of innovative moments, which are novelties that emerge in contrast to a
client’s problematic self-narrative as expressed in therapy, the innovative moments coding system (IMCS). The authors discuss
the theoretical background of the IMCS as well as its coding procedures. Results from several studies suggest that the IMCS
is a reliable and valid coding system that can be applied to several modalities of psychotherapy. Finally, future research
implications are discussed