Group psychotherapy

The authors wanted to know if trauma-focused psychotherapy was effective in counseling refugees that have suffered from trauma in war. The time length of this study was a year. Trauma-focused psychotherapy consists of a three-stage model of stabilization, focus of the traumatic event, and quality of life. The authors focused on participants that are Yugoslavia refugees that suffered from a three-year war that involved torture, rape, and genocide. In this study, these refugees age ranges from 18…

According to Brakemeier and Frase states in their study “interpersonal psychotherapy as an effective short-term treatment strategy in major depression. In IPT, a reciprocal relationship between interpersonal problems and depressive symptoms is regarded as important in the onset and as a maintaining factor of depressive disorders…

In summary of the phases, a therapist will follow to administered therapeutic intervention with a client, termination is the last phase. The therapist should have built-in termination phase at the first phase of engaging and assessing the client. It will make it easier for both therapist and client to end well. It is the end of a worker-client relationship. But must be based upon convincing evidence that the goals and objectives have been achieved. Termination must end successfully. In Robert’s…

Eugene T. Gendlin born in1926 in Vienna. His family emigrated to the United States to escape the Nazis when he was a child. During the 1950s, He studied under Carl Rogers, the founder of client-centered therapy. Gendlin received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Chicago, where he became an Associate Professor. Gendlin believes the discovery of meaning is not in the conscious, or, the unconscious as suggested by Freud, not even the congruence between feeling, concept, and expression…

First, while psychotherapy influences the society in a pervasive way, cultural diversity may change how professionals interact with their clients. Secondly, the effectiveness of counseling takes on both a cultural and social perspective, and counselors must be able to understand the difference between the interactions. Often times, members will bring into the session their own cultural backgrounds, which may change the communication among the group. As psychotherapy attempt to change to…

Abstract To treat psychological disorders, psychotherapy is commonly used. Psychotherapy is the treatment of psychological disorders through talking and other psychological methods (Bernstein, 2014). There are several types of psychotherapy. Those types are: psychodynamic psychotherapy, humanistic psychotherapy, behavior therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy. Psychotherapy methods include individual, group, family, and couples therapy. Psychodynamic therapy, also known as…

In addition, group therapy is another treatment approach to treat with Patrick’s problem. It is a psychotherapy treatment that allows patient interact to the other peoples who have similar issues, and makes the patient have more opportunity to change and grow by receiving feedback and modeling the other members in a group (Herkov, 2016). According to Morin and Levenson (2008) group therapy is useful to treat people who have Paraphilic Disorders thought improving patient’s social skills and…

Talk Therapy or Psychotherapy is defined as a form of psychiatric treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and a child or family. It can help children and families understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive changes in their lives (ACAA, 2015). This therapy provides an opportunity to be able to investigate the feelings and things that are painful to them. There are also coping skills taught with Psychotherapy. There is more…

Psychotherapy is used to treat mental health conditions and emotional problems by allowing the patient to look deeper into their worries, troublesome habits, or problems. In the UK, psychotherapeutic services involve talking with a trained therapist on a one-on-one basis or in a group, however, other methods, such as movement, drama, music, and art are used. There are different types of psychotherapy offered in the UK and they include psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy,…

I chose psychotherapy as a career path early on. When my parents separated from a tumultuous marriage the court ordered us to see a psychologist and I was always eager to go to sessions. I grew up in a home where domestic violence was prevalent and spent my childhood with a traumatized single mother, a survivor of both marital rape and domestic violence. I would leave the therapist’s office I felt reassured and absolved of my issues at the time and it was an immense relief. I became very…