Advanced Counselling Theories: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

The primary purpose of the practices is to help the patients to recover in the best way possible and also bond them together with the patients. The strategies, however, are also specific to certain adjustment problems. Close patient and clinical officer’s relationship can help the patients in this case to bond well and recover from their traumatic experiences. The close patient clinical officer’s relationship that involves effective communication with the patients helps to create an ambient environment for the adjustment (Grol & Grimshaw,

Free Association The therapist would begin by engaging Mei Lin in free association, a basic tool in PP, to start exploring Mei Lin’s unconscious processes. With this technique, therapist would be able to encourage Mei Lin to share any thoughts and feelings freely without being constrained, regardless how painful, silly, illogical or irrelevant it may sounds. Moreover, the free association gives the client space and opportunity to unfolding unconscious motivations, desires, fantasies, fears and hidden feelings that may have been blocked and are related to the issue (Corey, 2013). Mei Lin would have a chance to share what comes to her mind and allowed to talk about her past painful experiences, therefore giving the opportunity for transference

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

A personal philosophy of counselling Introduction My personal odyssey into the realm of counselling has been quite the reluctant adventure. The perilous journey from childhood to adulthood was difficult to navigate given the cognitive map that had been handed down. My father was a functioning alcoholic who was both physically and verbally abusive. My mother was a martyr prone to mood swings and suicidal thoughts.

A Case Study with Case Formulation and Counselling skills for Children Formulation is one of the core skills practiced by psychologists. The development and maintenance of the client's problems and needs are elicited through a framework drawn on from psychological research and practice. It integrates knowledge acquired through assessment using 'psychological, biological and systemic factors and procedures'. Formulation may involve many hypotheses by drawing on various theoretical models, and provides a foundation for the development of the appropriate psychological intervention (DCP 2010 cited in DCP 2011). Variations of the formulation technique have been applied to develop frameworks specifically for family therapy (Carr 1990).

It is then that the psychological state is stabilised, while the body completely relaxes. This very concept is necessary to keep in mind when working with unsettled clients: first signs of client’s relaxation should be interpreted as an indicator that the interventions are successful, and that we should continue in the same direction for some time so as to stabilise that state. It is essential to understand that creating a safe environment through systematic family therapy is the first task not only of psychotherapists but also all other persons who come into contact with the victims. During systematic family therapy, it is important that members go through the process in which they are stable and sincere in what they can objectively offer, their capacity to contain feelings, so giving the client wholeness and perseverance, represents the key for forming an environment where the mistrusting person starts to rebuild trust. It should be kept in mind that most victims have experienced betrayal by someone they had previously trusted, that they were in a

Freud was inspired by this theory and believed that the mind has many flows. One of the strengths of psychodynamic intervention for is its capacity to identify underlying issues such as resentment and anger that may have their genesis in early childhood familial experiences. Secondly, psychodynamic therapy "places heavy emphasis on patients ' relationships and interpersonal experience" (Shedler, 2010, para.

Counselling Psychology in Australia Although considered a specialisation, counselling psychology (CP) is a relatively broad area of practice which encompasses a wide-range of therapeutic orientations, techniques, and client populations (APS, 2018; PsyBA, 2013; Corey, 2013). While there is considerable variation within CP, adherence to the scientist-practitioner model (i.e., evidence-based practice) is critical and CPs undergo extensive training in a variety of empirically supported therapeutic methodologies (APS, 2018; Di Mattia & Grant, 2016; Vespia & Sauer, 2006). However, in addition to technical competencies, the practitioner themselves have a substantial impact on the “type” of counselling a client receives; indeed, this personal dimension

The three areas of focus that the therapist seek to discover are accommodation, compromise, and collaboration in order to bring change and acceptance (Jacobson & Christensen, 1996). If these areas are present them it is a good sign that therapy will be successful or effective. The culture of therapy is being able to be willing the make changes and accept those that cannot be changed in order to live a life that is conducive to stability within relationships and individuals. Unfortunately, for Mike and Sheila there is no accommodation, compromise, or collaboration between them which means therapy would be more difficult

Therapists must access their own internal process such as their feelings, attitudes and moods. Therapists’, who are not receptive to the awareness of their flow of thoughts and feelings, will not be able to help clients be aware of theirs (Kahn, 1997, p. 40). Though congruence does not mean that therapists have to share personal issues with clients, a therapist must not conceal their inner process from the client, and not be defensive but transparent (Kahn, 1997, p. 41). By being open sometimes a therapist learns more not only about their client but about themselves

Chapter One: Irvin Yalom & his Existential model of therapy 1.1 Biographical Background Irvin D.Yalom psychiatrist, psychotherapist and bibliotherapist and a major influence in Jewish existentialism, was born in Washington D.C in 1931, the only child of Jewish parents, who left Russia shortly after World War I. His parents were not well educated and worked long hours in their grocery store, to survive financially. Their neighbourhood was poor and unsafe and so Yalom sought solace in books. His relationship was his father was close, “And Sunday mornings were mellow times, etched clearly in my mind. Usually I played chess with my father" (Yalom, 2001, p. 303) but his relationship with his mother was ambivalent, "never, not once, do I remember

Psychotherapy has its origins in psychoanalysis, also known as the “talking cure” that was first developed by Sigmund Freud.7 The term psychodynamic refers to the “forces of the mind that are in motion”.8 Freud coined the term psychodynamic when he realised that the mind was an ever-changing system, roiling with constantly moving energised elements. Most of the activities of these mental elements occurred out of the awareness, which Freud described as unconscious. Freud postulated that these unconscious mental activities could affect one’s conscious thoughts, feelings and behaviour.8 Psychodynamic psychotherapy is,

Group members who are frustrated are likely to feel angry. They may pick a target to vent their hostility. The therapeutic process in psychoanalytic therapy focuses on re-creating, analysing, discussing, and interpreting past experiences and on working through defences and resistances that operate at the unconscious level. The working-through process represents the final phase of the analytic group and results in increased consciousness and integration of the self.

Psychoanalytic Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is reflected as the forefathers of psychology and founder of psychoanalysis. Based on Freud’s theories, psychoanalytic therapy is a type of treatment that tends to observe at the background from early childhood to perceive if these situations have affected the individual’s life, or to current issues. (Counselling Directory, 2014) This therapy discovers how the unconscious mind empowers thoughts and behaviors, with the purpose of offering insight and resolution to the person seeking therapy. This form of therapy is a long-term treatment whereby it can take duration up to weeks, months or even years depending on the complexity of the patient being explored.

Counselling psychology The humanistic approach’s primary application has been to therapeutic treatments. Rogers believed that with counselling people would be able to solve their own problems in constructive ways, and move towards becoming a more fully functioning person. He called his therapeutic approach client-centred therapy because of the focus on the person’s subjective view of the world. This approach is used so that the client is encouraged to develop positive self-regard and overcome the mismatch between their perceived self, their true self and their ideal self.