Psychotherapy

therapy (CBT) is better than other forms of psychotherapy. Therefore, there was a comparison in the effectiveness of CBT versus different types of psychotherapy to examine the relationship between different outcomes and the specific variables used in the studies. The quantitative review consisted on the search of journal articles from databases such as MEDLINE and PsycINFO. All the articles searched were studies about CBT vs. another form of psychotherapy, and then they were selected based on…

Psychotherapy is a psychological intervention designed to help people struggling with emotional, behavioral, and/or interpersonal problems. There are over 500 brands of psychotherapy available today. The professionals that practice psychotherapy can range from social workers to clinical psychologists, and while many have advanced degrees, there is no evidence to support a difference in success based on level of education. Along with the variety of psychotherapists, the ways to approach…

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…

The purpose of my paper is to show that Buddha's concept of Mindfulness is a therapeutic pathway in Psychotherapy. Mindfulness has clear relevance to present-day psychotherapy. Mindfulness is the ability to see things as they really are, without the cloud of feelings, prejudice, or even mood. Mindfulness is part of the eightfold path of Buddhism and can be a key part of meditation. Mindfulness sees all experiences as equal, all thoughts as equal, and all feelings as equal. Nothing is suppressed.…

I would like to see myself employed, and lastly, where I see myself in ten years. A counselor’s vision, passion to serve, experiences and training are all factors that impact their effectiveness. My Chosen Theory I chose Adlerian Psychodynamic Psychotherapy which main focus is built upon six central principles which are as follows, the unity of the individual, goal orientation, self-determination and uniqueness and feeling of community and mental health. In fact, in 2013, Corey’s…

Interpersonal psychotherapy is a type of therapy which there is emphasis on the interpersonal relationship of the various person involved such as the client’s spouse, children and other parties. There are three types of interpersonal psychotherapy Marital Therapy, Family Therapy, and Transactional Analysis. Marital therapy is a psychotherapy that is directed at improving a disturbed marital relationship. The therapy is centered on efforts to change the psychodynamics & behavior of the partners…

Are You in the Mood? Therapist Affect and Psychotherapy Process Literature Review: Chui, Hill, Kline, Kuo, and Mohr (2016) presented a significant research for the readers since psychotherapy research is one the main research areas in counseling psychology. In addition, since therapist’s affect in psychotherapy process is a less researched are make the article more appealing to the readers. Researchers first sought to take description of therapist-reported state affect at pre-session,…

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Gestalt Therapy: Similarities As Yontef and Jacobs (2011) note, initially, it was fairly simple to compare Gestalt to other systems of therapy, largely due to the fact that Gestalt could clearly distinguish itself as the system that upheld existential and humanistic characteristics. Over time, however, the distinction between the fields has become more and more narrow. Following are the similarities between Gestalt boundary differences and psychodynamic defence…

explains the importance of listening to the client carefully, as it will help the therapist to come up with goals and solutions. The counselor/therapist needs to have interview skills in order to have a positive outcome. Interview, counseling, and psychotherapy all have in common to listen to their clients, but provide different services. For example, a 55 year-old woman who is going through depression because she works longer hours. The Interview will consist of “How many hours she is…

In the textbook, The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom with Molyn Leszcz (2005), Yalom discusses the here-and-now experience which focuses on the interactions in the group that occur during the course of the therapy session. In the novel, the group members often stirred toward past events and relationships outside the group which prompted Julius to guide them back into the here-and-now. For example, the group members expressed how Bonnie arranges them to ignore her, and…