Existential Humanistic Counselling, And The Role Of Bracketing

Throughout this course, we have learned different approaches and techniques regarding therapy and counseling. More so, multiple of these techniques are used to develop a plan for the benefit of the patient. Love’s Executioner (1989), written by Irvin D. Yalom, was a documentation of the relationship and interactions between Thelma and himself. Throughout the treatment, he used a variety of helping skills and approaches to attempt to breakthrough her within six months. Thelma’s reason for coming into therapy was that she was emotionally distressed based on a past experience. She perceived to be hopelessly in love with an old therapist of hers, Matthew. This “love” was more than an emotion felt and since it was not reciprocated, it was merely an obsession of the twenty-seven days she spent with Matthew. Through the course of this interaction, Yalom used a psychoanalytic orientation

This essay will explore the counselling relationship along with the benefits and limitations as well as discussing other factors that have an important impact in relation to the outcome of counselling. Counselling is an interpersonal relationship between the client and qualified therapist, the relationship involves communicating with the client and using skills to explore the client's feelings. The counselling/ therapeutic relationship can be used in all types of counselling such as psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioural, person centred and cognitive therapy. As mental health disorders increase so does the need to deliver effective counselling, which means that the therapeutic relationship is more crucial than ever. (Miller, Hubble, Duncan and Wampold 2010; Norcross and Lambert 2011).

The main focus of this essay has to be on the three ‘core conditions’, as utilised by the counsellor to promote a positive movement in their client’s psychology. They are intended for maintaining a focus on the client’s personal growth, and detract from the therapist’s own outside world. The three core conditions are the professional apparatus or tool-kit of the therapist, and the use of each is a skill in itself but the combined forces of all three in an effective manner requires an abundance of skill or experience. These are, as have already been mentioned, congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathy. They are separate skills but are intrinsically linked to each other. If used correctly, they can guide the client to a state of self-realisation, which could lead to the development of a healing process.

My top five theories are Gestalt, Reality, Person Centered, Existential and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Within these five theories my top five aspects that I would like to incorporate into my own personal model of counseling is as follows: 1.) From Gestalt therapy I would incorporate staying with the feeling and use experiments along with internal dialogue exercises (Corey, 2013). The aspect of getting to the root of unfinished business in regards to impasse is appealing in regards to this theory as well as the idea that it moves the client to a place where they are more confident asking for help (Corey, 2013) 2.) From the Reality Therapy approach I would incorporate the WDEP technique (Corey, 2013). I feel that it is of the most importance to recognize what one wants from his or her life and to be able to verbalize and have an action based, planned path that moves one towards the goal (Corey, 2013). 3.) From the Person Centered Approach I would incorporate genuineness, unconditional positive regard and accurate empathic understanding (Corey, 2013). In regards to the therapeutic process when working with people in crisis I believe this model is most effective (Corey, 2013). 4.) From an Existential Therapy approach I would incorporate the aspect of guiding the client to a place of awareness. I believe being aware of why one is not living their life fully is very important to moving a person toward making choices that will get them to a life that is more authentic to who

In the 1890’s Sigmund Freud, a German neurologist developed a theory later to be called psychoanalysis, which allowed individuals to tell their problems to a ‘psychoanalyst’ an individual trained in interpreting the ‘subconscious’. He played an important part in the history of counselling but the actual word “counselling” did not come into everyday language until 1960’s.

The approach focuses on experience and meaning of human capacity to be (Jacobson, 2006; Pitchford, 2009). To exist authentically, people must engage with the situation in which they find themselves at the same time separate from it (Heidegger, 1927/2008). The Existential perspective sees life events as opportunities rather than mere disruption or inconveniences. An extreme event such as sexual abuse is an opportunity for growth and transformation (Jacobson, 2006; Pitchford,

Gestalt therapy, which was founded by Fritz and Laura Perls in the 1940s, teaches the therapists and their clients the phenomenological awareness method, where feeling, perceiving and acting are differentiated from interpreting and rearranging the pre-existing attitudes. Gestalt therapists and clients’ dialogue, thus communicating their phenomenological perspectives, and their differences in perceptions form the basis and focus of experimentation and continued dialogue. The desired outcome of the therapy process is for the client to become aware of their actions, how they are acting, and the ways they can change their actions and learn to accept and appreciate themselves. Here, the emphasis is mainly on the process rather

Narrative therapy is a social constructive philosophical approach to psychotherapy that has been developed to help clients deconstruct their negative and self-defeating life stories while rebuilding healthy and positive life stories through the use of various techniques. This paper will discuss the leading figures, some concepts and techniques, ethics, some similarities and dissimilarities of other theories compared to Narrative therapy. This paper will also address my personal integration of faith regarding the theory of Narrative therapy.

Abstract: This paper evaluates a client with anxiety and depressive symptoms along with other major concerning issues. Using theoretical frameworks and specific counseling skills, can be powerfully effective to change a person’s thought process. This paper also describes how Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) and specific micro skills will help this client. Rational-Emotive Behavioral (REBT) is also described as an extension to CBT. In addition to CBT, Existential therapy is also explored in this client case. Empirical evidence is provided.

The aim of this assignment is to compare and contrast two theories or theorists of counselling from psychodynamic, humanistic or cognitive behavioural traditions and also to assess their strengths and weaknesses. This essay will focus on exploring the contrasting ideas and approaches of Carl Rogers who is a key figure associated with the person-centered approach and Fritz Perls who developed Gestalt therapy. Although they are both regarded as humanistic counsellors, they share a very different approach when working with clients. I have chosen to analyse these two theorists because of their contrasting styles, in particular my curiosity was sparked after viewing both Perls and Rogers sessions with Gloria. I found it fascinating how such different styles could still be successful in therapy. In particular fritz perls style really grabbed my attention as at first, I was really put off by his seemingly rude demeanour. However, after reading information on gestalt therapy and the ideas behind it I started to understand how it works.

experience in this field, we describe the frameworks and methods for these extreme situations as they challenge the usual psychotherapeutic context of intervention of the clinical psychologist. Our description of the ethical, temporal and spatial frameworks allow us to see the mental health care system as favoring the emergence and maintenance the position of subject in a medical environment, which may keep the patient in a position of object. We discuss two methods that can be combined to respond to the request of the subject. The interview in tandem with

Pleased to offer a report analyzing Charles Van Doren’s case from the Existential Therapy perspective. Existential psychotherapy emphasizes that individual’s confrontation with “existence” causes mental health problems. Irvin Yalom (existential therapist) recognizes four “givens of existence” or ultimate human issues that all people struggle with: freedom and responsibility; isolation; meaninglessness; and death. The goal of existential therapy is to assist the client in their exploration of the existential “givens of life.” This approach of psychotherapy believes that all humans are capable of doing both good and evil. On the other hand, individuals need to be the authors of their lives in order to be an authentic self, consequently, reflecting on the kind of person they want to be by taking responsibility.

An existential therapist, is genuine and direct with their client’s, and go into their sessions with the concept that all of their clients are unique individuals at heart despite their situation, or what they may be going through. The process of this therapy focuses on the growth and development of the client at a physical, psychosocial and spiritual dimension of their existence. These therapist believe that good and effective psychotherapy is not procedurally based, instead it evolves out of the therapists willingness to utilize the self to facilitate relationship, action, and reflect on experiences that help the client work through the struggle they may have issuing human life (Lantz, J; 2004).

Fear and sadness are said to be naturally occuring human emotions. There are several factors that that can cause an individual to suffer from fear and sadness. Therapuetic approaches to counselling have evovled in a way that enables the therapist to resolve negative emotions and thought patterns. Cognitive behavioural therapy, existential methods and the person centered approach all share the same objective. Through one-to-one therapy, the client receives feedback, with a goal to perpetuate their improvement. The client is left with a feeling of empowerment to independently take control of their emotions, fulfilling their own expectations of life. This assignment will present a case study using a fictional client named Juliet. From a counsellor’s

Personal construct counselling (PCC) is a theory suggested by George A. Kelly in 1955. Kelly aimed to cover the person’s understanding of the world in its entirety. According to Feltham and Horton (2006) the theory had a varied reception on publication because of current psychology at that time. PCC was first practiced in Great Britain, later moving to Europe and finally United States of America its birthplace. Despite criticism Walter Mischel an American Psychologist in the personality theory and social psychology in 1980 referred to George Kelly as the first cognitive psychologist (Feltham and Horton, 2006)