Existential Theory In Professional Counseling

Physcotherapy can be described as the techniques used for treating mental health, emotional and some psychiatric disorders (Nordqvist,2009). Counselling and physcotherapy are known as the talking therapies where a therapist aims to provide a safe environment for a distressed client to talk about their problems in confidence with no judgement. In this essay I hope to discuss the humanistic approach to physoctherapy, I hope to explore this approach in dept and discover how in fact this type of therapy focuses on self development growth and responsibilities (McLeod, 2008).This therapy I feel is closest to my beliefs because it focuses on the individual reaching a level of actualisation as the therapist will focus on the client’s strengths. In

Within this paper I am going to explore and discuss what a worldview is and the dissimilar purposes it roles in counselling. Then I will explore how my worldview interacts with the solution focused therapy (SFT) approach, and in additional I will also look into the historical development of solution focused therapy and the possible place it have in my worldview today

A counseling group will be formed using existential/person centered theory for older adults who are depressed due to transitioning into an assisted living residential home. The working stage and termination stage will be discussed which will show how group members become stronger and less fearful of change. The group will be for both men and women between the ages of 64-75 and closed. Additionally, the group will consist of 8-10 members for sixteen weeks. The group room within the facility will be the location of the group where twice a week new members of the residents will participate in a counseling group. In addition members of the group will be assessed and chosen by the resident’s social worker.

Person centred counselling According to McLeod (2003) states that “the emphasis is on the client as an expert and the counsellor as a source of reflection and encouragement and this is captured in the designation of the approach as a ‘non-directive’ form of counselling.” Empathy, congruence (genuineness) and acceptance (unconditional positive regard) are known as the three ‘core conditions’. These core conditions are essential for effective counselling. According to Gillon (2007) “from a therapists’ point of view, an empathic attitude is a desire to understand a client’s perceptual world as if it was his or her own”. Meaning that the Therapist must listen and follow what the client is trying to communicate to them and that the therapist tries

In this essay, I will show how I have developed as a person, with the aid of regular counselling, process group, regular journaling and triad work within the Person Centered Counselling 1 (PCC1) paper. Using these tools, it has been an intense, rewarding, painful journey from self-discovery to self-acceptance to self-love and I will share a little of that journey. I will show how using the core conditions of empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence regarding myself has enabled me to become deeply secure. I will discuss this concept within a Christian spirituality context as well as discussing cultural issues relating specifically to the Tiriti O Waitangi.

The counselor in the video applies all active listening skills which include encouraging, paraphrasing and summarizing, and reflection of feelings techniques. During the conversation, the counselor constantly uses verbal prompt like “yeah” or “hmm” and non-verbal prompt like nodding her head when the care-receiver was telling his story. The counselor also keeps encouraging the client to talk and shows her acceptance of who he is.

The client is considered the master of his or her own selves and are never led to any point or any particular direction anytime during the therapy by the therapist.

As a future counselor the client is very important to me I must be genuine and open to the client expressing my open feelings, so the client will mirror and express honest and true feelings in return. I must accept the client presently where they are and allow the client to communicate to me of their experiences. The client experiences allow them to verbally express themselves and develop a rational decision towards their present and maybe upcoming issues. The counselor must be an active listener, reflex and repeat the client comment back to them. This technique engages and enforces the empathy of the counselor to the client. The client is mentally driven of the empathy from the counselor to express the genuine feeling of their issues with

In the case of Mark Smith, a 37 year old African male, he currently is seeking help to resolve his increasing anxiety and depression due to his second arrest for driving under the influence (DUI). Initially, Mark was hesitant and unsure of why he was having these increased bouts of depression and anxiety, but after some exploration and probing questions, I was able to get a better understanding of how Marks relationships and environment function. What I observed through Mark’s narrative is that his increased levels of depression and anxiety are an outcome of his repeated patterns of maladaptive behavior which is inhibiting him taking any action to find solutions. In order to delve even deeper into Mark’s world, I have identified two therapeutic approaches: Solution Focused Based Therapy (SFBT) and Existential Therapy, to help guide practice.

Client-centered, non-directive, or Rogerian therapy, which are all referred to as Person-centered therapy (PCT), is an approach to counseling and psychotherapy that requires the therapist to take a non directive role, while placing almost the entirety of the responsibility for the counseling and treatment process on the client. Some of the related changes that this form of therapy seeks to foster in clients include closer agreement between the client’s idealized and actual selves; better self-understanding; lower levels of defensiveness, guilt, and insecurity; more positive and comfortable relationships with others; and an increased capacity to experience and express feelings at the moment they occur. Increased self-esteem and greater openness

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disorder where individuals have persistent mental and emotional stress that may cause a disturbance of sleep and have constant vivid recall of the experience. In Existential Therapy the aim is to “help clients face anxiety and engage in action that is based on the authentic purpose of creating a worthy experience.” In my opinion existential therapy can be a great way to assist clients with PTSD cope with anxiety and search for the meaning of their lives.

Humanistic psychology and existentialism are similar; they both entered into psychology as mutual partners of the third force that help a person to overcome a matter nevertheless they are different in another aspect. Both philosophies view people as to able to be an entirely functioning character that can make decisions. Applying one’s own opinion and experiences on their modern situation can dictate what the sequence of action will be as per the humanistic or existential model. In existential approach, the person must realize that every choice that person make come with a certain meaning. The principal difference perhaps is that humanism believes individuals are primarily good, while on other hand existentialism believes people can be neither

Patient Centered Therapy (PCT) assumes that the patient is the expert on themselves. That human beings are naturally positive, trustworthy, capable of growth and they are drawn to towards realizing their full potential. In the right setting, we will become our most creative selves.

The counselling process for the Xtina approach uses the Carkhuff’s model of counselling which was presented by Fuster (2005).