A Therapist: A Short Story

Brief therapy helps people by focusing on solutions, instead of problems. The therapist asks questions thereby facilitates the client by helping formulates solutions. The client leads the meeting by actively formulating ideas in which he/she can serve to improve the client's negative circumstances. This is contrary to cognitive therapy, which focuses on a client's cognitive processes (how he or she thinks about people/places/things). The therapist collaborates with the client to help the client develop alternative solutions.

This paper will look at the logic of narrative therapy by focusing on 5 major points. This paper will begin by discussing how the narrative approach defines and perceives problems. It will address how narrative therapy views the nature of the relationship between the client and the professional. This paper will look at how problems are solved using the narrative approach. It will also focus on three main techniques used in narrative therapy, which will include externalization, deconstruction and re-authoring. This paper will also include a short narrative critique of the medical model.

A sixteen year old teenager refuses to leave home and the therapist must review the situation from a MRI therapeutic approach. First, the MRI approach would not focus on the problem or how it developed but rather what efforts have the parent made to reach a resolution. MRI stems from the premise that families use practical attempts at resolving their situation but the attempts are ill-advised. MRI’s main focus is aimed at dilemma driven solutions; there is no advantage in long term change or what capacity the problem serves within the family.

Have you ever felt like the world is collapsing on you? Have you ever felt like you've hit rock bottom? I visited family in California, my grandma is a therapist and she tells me all about suicides and deaths that happen there. Numerous of people have ended their lives by jumping off the golden gate bridge, when they hit the water their bodies shatter into thousands of pieces. Each year about 35,000 individuals kill themselves per year. In 2030, suicide will out go statistics from cancers and even war. There is about at least one person that ends their lives every 15 minutes. I believe that a college education is important in order to become a successful therapist.

REPORTER: The reporter/ Therapist (Felissa) called with concerns for the victim, Kalise. The reporter called to report lustful touching and possible physical abuse. According the reporter, in August of 2015, the child told her mother (Shanna) and grandmother (Chaundra), “J touched me, he pulled my diaper, he tore my gown’. They attempted to ask her more questions and she said “I don’t want to talk about it”. The reporter said the grandmother stated that the child didn’t want them to pull her bottoms down when she returned home. The incident took place at Jeremy’s (Father) home on 8/02/2015. The incident was reported to DHS in August of 2015, but there was not anything done about, per reporter. The child received a medical examination, and

In this Fascinating book Love’s Executioner and other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, we can appreciated different techniques used in a session of Psychotherapy, this book was easy to read and understand and especially it was very addictive, making it the perfect tool and inspiration for psychology students who are starting to appreciate this career more deeply. There are ten different cases offered in this book, some patients share similar symptoms but still have different mental dysfunctions. Out of the ten cases I picked three:

What applied clinical problem would you most like to focus on in your PsyD studies and in the PsyD Clinical Psychology dissertation/doctoral project? Tell us something about your knowledge of the relevant theory and concepts, research, and the application of that scholarship to clinical practice.

     Today many people seek professional therapy or counseling for a limited amount of time in order to deal with different life crises. Others seek professional help for the majority of their lives in order to deal with a psychological disorder. After reading this chapter on Therapy, I learned that this was not always the case, and that the way our society views therapy, and the meaning of therapy, has changed dramatically of the years. This chapter not only explains the evolution of therapy, it explores the different therapeutic approaches.

To answer the question, “what makes me particularly good for this position?” I would need to discuss my approach to mental health. As a therapist, I strongly believe in the need to overcome the stigma associated with mental illness or behavioral health. In my private practice, many clients have disclosed their hesitation in seeking treatment due to fear of judgment, alienation, or even professional and personal repercussions that may involve loss of employment, status, credibility, etc. As a result, overcoming the initial hurdle of seeking help may sometimes seem insurmountable to a person in need.

One afternoon, my father and his new family, which included his wife and her daughter, we were headed to get something to eat. At least, that is what they had told me. We left their house and headed in the direction of restaurants on the main street. I soon realized we were at a plaza of some sort that I had never seen before. Earlier that week, my stepmother had advised my father that he might want to take me to see a therapist. I could not believe it. What did they think, I was crazy or something? We all walked in as a “family.” Prior to being called back, we sat in the lobby where I heard a voice that asked how we all felt.

The door is locked. There’s no way to get inside. Every night at precisely 2:36 a.m. I hear noises coming from that door. No one else hears them but me.

So close, Emily's intoxicating scent consumed Ellis's senses, as did the feel of her smooth, silky skin when he caressed her cheek and scanned the teenager's youthful face. No wrinkles, no laughter lines, no signs of the ageing process that had become noticeable in Beth the last year or so and McHugh could just bet that, under her clothing, Emily's tits required no support, and her pussy would grip like a vice when he fucked her. Not if now, but when, and the touch of her hand on his sent an anticipatory jolt of electricity down his spine. The caring, professional Psychiatrist, whose sole purpose was to assist Emily to overcome her trauma. "I'm glad, don't ever give up hope, we'll talk about it more next session."

We were working on a project and I told her about my situation. She told me that going to counseling is very beneficial, that there was nothing to be afraid of and that she herself was attending it. She explained to me that it was an outlet alongside friends and family that would have limited bias and allow me to discuss these built up feelings without fear of disappointing them. I reflected over what she said and came to the realization that I had to try. How my family dealt with my decision to see a therapist was a big factor in whether or not I should or should not go back to therapy. My family loves me very much but has said many times that I didn't need it to get over my issues; instead they believed that i should just talk to them and learn to handle my issues over time. In the end, I decided that the best thing to do was not tell them at all. It is from this entire experience that I learned that it was not about them; it was about me. I had to try or else I would never learn to handle my anxiety or get to the state of mind that I wanted to reach. So after a few days I made an appointment to see a therapist and I have never regretted mt decision

The therapist and client relationship is important in effective therapy. The therapeutic relationship must be built upon before any technique and theory will be effective. Communicating real empathy and showing a genuine interest in the client will begin a solid therapeutic foundation. However, the therapist must “have the ability to stay outside the system while maintaining some emotional attachment to its members” (Patterson, Williams, Edwards, Chamow, & Grauf-Grounds, 2009, p. 107). This paper reviews and critiques an interview I recorded of a couple that pertains to clutter building up around the house. The goal of this activity was to seek out information using various questioning techniques and basic interviewing skills, and

In the HBO series “In Treatment”, the therapist Paul’s treatment of his patient Sophie evolves over several episodes. Over the course of the four episodes in discussion in this paper, Sophie, an elite gymnast deals with the aftermath of a suicide attempt and her complicated relationship to her parents, her body and her sexuality. Paul’s approach to Sophie’s treatment is constructivist. He relies on a postmodernist framework to help Sophie evaluate and reframe the story that she has been telling herself about her parents.