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P8 - ClPy - Q10 - Briefly mention various models of psychotherapy. (Less…
P8 - ClPy - Q10 - Briefly mention various models of psychotherapy.
Most types of therapy can address the following issues and illnesses:
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Relationships
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Media Dependency
Trauma
There are more than fifty types of therapeutic approaches. Only a few of them are common, though. There are also some that act as broad categories and contain subtypes.
Psychotherapy
the treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means.
Client-Centered Therapy [Person-Centered Therapy, PCT, CCT or Rogerian Therapy]
Client-centered therapy focuses as much on the client as possible. The therapist provides little authority or direction. Instead he or she offers subtle guidance and encourages the client to take control of their destiny.
Cognitive or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [CBT]
CBT treats dysfunctional thinking that leads to maladaptive behaviors, mental illness and negative emotion. It focuses on thoughts rather than the client as a person.
Existential Therapy
Existential therapy emphasizes and helps clients manage aspects of the human condition, including the givens of human existence: isolation, meaninglessness, mortality and freedom.
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy emphasizes personal responsibility and helps clients focus on the present. It also stresses the development of the therapist-client relationship/alliance, the social context of the client’s life, awareness, attitudes and direct feelings and perceptions rather than interpretations.
Psychoanalytic or Psychodynamic Therapy
The psychodynamic approach explores unconscious feelings/thoughts and the impact of the past on the present. It is the oldest type of psychotherapy and closest to what Freud created.
Less Common Types of Therapy
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy [AEDP]
AEDP explores difficult emotional and relational experiences to develop coping tools that allow better functioning.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [ACT]
ACT helps clients develop mindfulness skills with the goal of consistent values and psychological flexibility.
Adlerian Psychotherapy
This approach improves the ability to adapt to feelings of inadequacy and inferiority relative to others.
Anger Management
This approach teaches clients to identify stressors, remain calm and handle tense situations in a positive and constructive manner.
Bibliotherapy
This approach uses literature to improve mental health and explore psychological issues.
Coherence Therapy [Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy]
Coherence therapy helps clients empathetically and quickly delve into deeply held emotional beliefs.
Collaborative Therapy
In collaborative therapy both the therapist and client use knowledge and experience to make progress.
Compassion-Focused Therapy
This approach encourages people to be compassionate toward themselves and others.
Conflict-Resolution Therapy
This approach teaches clients how to resolve conflicts with great results and minimal stress.
Contemplative Psychotherapy
This approach integrates Buddhist teachings and Western psychotherapy to focus on self-awareness, improve overall health and use wisdom to heal.
Core Process Psychotherapy [CPP]
CPP is a mindfulness-based approach that emphasizes awareness of body and mind for self-exploration and healing.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy [DBT]
DBT uses a problem solving and acceptance-based framework — among other strategies —- usually to treat severe and chronic mental health conditions and issues, including borderline personality disorder, suicidal thoughts, self-harming, eating disorders and PTSD.
Ego State Therapy
Based on psychodynamic therapy, ego state therapy operates under the principle that a person’s psyche is composed of identities and roles he or she takes on. It addresses these identities and the mental health issues they might be connected to.
Emotion-Focused Therapy [EFT]
EFT uses emotions as a source of healing and insight. It is especially effective for moderate depression, issues of childhood abuse and couples in the middle of a conflict.
Holistic Psychotherapy
Holistic psychotherapy integrates other therapeutic approaches and focuses on the relationship between mind, body and spirit.
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy [ISTDP]
ISTDP helps clients permanently change character flaws in a short period of time by releasing emotional inhibitions and discussing the source of character issues.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy [IPT]
IPT focuses on interpersonal issues such as relationships and major life events. Its goal is to improve mood and interpersonal issues within 6-20 weeks.
Journey Therapy
In journey therapy the therapist guides the client on a mental and emotional journey to uncover repressed memories that have created issues in the present.
Jungian Psychotherapy
Jungian psychotherapy focuses on the balance of consciousness and unconsciousness. Clients can become more whole and well-adjusted by achieving this balance and exploring both sides.
Logotherapy
Logotherapy focuses on the pursuit of meaning and purpose in one’s life.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
This therapy combines the best of CBT with mindfulness strategies that help clients assess thoughts in the present.
Motivation Enhancement Therapy [MET]
MET focuses on improving motivations to make positive changes and eliminate maladaptive patterns.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy helps clients interpret their experiences as stories that give meaning to their lives and guide them. It encourages people to identify their skills, values and knowledge so they can use them to live well.
Positive Psychotherapy
This approach helps clients view their illness or issues in a positive way. It focuses on the abilities of the client, inner balance, storytelling and hope.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy [REBT]
REBT helps clients develop rational thinking to facilitate healthy emotional behavior and expression. It is similar to CBT.
Reality Therapy
Reality therapy focuses on present issues and encourages clients to change behavior that might be preventing them from addressing those issues. It operates under the principle that people experience distress when they are not meeting five basic needs: power, love/belonging, freedom, fun and survival.
Redecision Therapy
Redecision therapy helps clients examine messages from caretakers and adults in their childhood, as well as any negative decisions.
Regression Therapy
Regression therapy addresses three layers of consciousness and helps clients align them.
Relational Psychotherapy
Relational psychotherapy helps client become cognitively and emotionally healthy by forming and maintaining fulfilling relationships.
Schema Therapy
Schema therapy helps clients identify the cognitive and behavior patterns that are causing or maintaining their mental health issues. It is especially effective in treating borderline personality disorder.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy [SFBT]
SFBT focuses on goals for the present and future rather than addressing the past or symptoms.
Symbolic Modeling
This therapeutic approach uses symbols, progressive questioning, metaphors and modeling to enact positive change.
Gender Aware Therapy [GAT]
GAT encourages male and female clients to explore gender-related experiences. It incorporates feminist therapy and is a great option for men and women who feel they need to address issues related to their gender.
Feminist Therapy
Feminist therapy acknowledges that women may experience mental health issues as a result of psychological oppression that targets them because of their gender.
Wealth Therapy
Wealth therapy is for wealthy clients who are dealing with mental health issues related to their wealth, including feeling lonely or isolated, guilt from inheriting or having more privileges than others, feeling persecuted or made to feel guilty about their wealth, etc.
Couples Therapy [Couples Counseling or Marriage Counseling]
Collaborative Couple Therapy [CCT]:
couples learn to help each other with problems rather than opposing each other
Developmental Model of Couples Therapy:
focusing on partners’ development individually and as a couple
Gottman Method Couples Therapy:
a structured and goal-oriented form of therapy that focuses on understanding, empathy, connectedness, disarming verbal conflicts and fostering interpersonal growth
Imago Relationship Therapy:
using spiritual, behavioral and Western psychological methodologies to help couples relate to each other in healthy ways, resolve conflicts and explore childhood factors that might have lead to current issues
Relational Life Therapy:
helping partners resolve conflicts, develop personal accountability, improve communication and foster intimacy
Relationship Enhancement Therapy:
teaching couples and families to better communicate feelings and develop coping strategies
Family Therapy
Family Attachment Narrative Therapy:
family therapy for behaviorally disturbed children, often children who suffered from abuse and attachment issues in the past
Family Systems Therapy:
uses systems theory as a foundation to explore how behaviors influence the functioning of a family unit and vice versa, usually tackles family conflicts
Filial Therapy:
teaching parents play therapy techniques so they can use the techniques with their children
Internal Family Systems:
fully understanding individuals by analyzing them in the context of a family; using this analysis to address issues and assess various parts of “sub-personalities” of a person
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy [PCIT]:
teaching parents how to improve their relationships with their children by better interacting with them, often with the goal of reducing negative behaviors and strengthening bonds
Parent Work:
helping parents improve their parenting by analyzing the relationship between parent and child, exploring themes and developing a positive parenting narrative
Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy:
improving relationships and communication within a family by addressing actions, emotions and perceptions in the context of a family dynamic
Group Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral/Problem Solving Groups:
using the CBT approach to interpret addiction and dependency as learned behaviors clients can modify
Interpersonal Process Group Psychotherapy:
healing by changing maladaptive internal and interpersonal psychological dynamics
Modified Dynamic Group Therapy [MDGT]:
using an interpersonal approach to address the self-regulatory ego deficits of abusers and addicts
Psychoeducational Groups:
educating clients about substance abuse, related behaviors and consequences
Skills Development Groups:
teaching people the skills they need to abstain from abusing drugs
Support Groups:
strengthening interpersonal skills and working with other clients to maintain abstinence and improve self-esteem, confidence, etc.
Prepared by: Srinivas Adapa;
Content Source:
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