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Person Centered Therapy

What is individual therapy?

Individual therapy is a psychotherapy implemented by a trained mental health therapist to help a client work through challenges in live. The way that person centered therapy is implemented varies widely depending upon the psychological and emotional issues experienced by the client. The personal beliefs and practices of the therapist, and the individual needs of the client.The first session will usually involve you and your therapist “getting to know”one another. Your therapist will ask questions about you and your past experiences, current situation, family, job, and friends. Your therapist will encourage to divulge the most important features that will allow for a successful treatment plan. In some cases, the problem will be quite evident to both you and your therapist (e.g. if you are struggling with addiction and are seeking help to address it). However, in some cases there may be an underlying issue you are not aware of (e.g. you may be depressed, anxious or angry withoutknowing why).

It is important for your therapist to assess the problem and decide the best plan of action. Once you and your therapist have both developed an awareness of the situation, you can start to work together to determine how to address the pressing challenge.

Remember that, although your therapist may be directing the sessions, you are the one in control. If you feel that the therapy should take a different direction, discuss this with your therapist: He or she has selected a program to best suit
your needs, but will still be very responsive to any feedback that you have.
However, keep in mind that – mental health therapists are highly trained
professionals that have a lot of experience in their field. By trusting that your
therapist has your best intentions in mind, you will benefit more from the
therapy.

Therapist-client relationship

One of the key ingredients of success in psychotherapy is the strength and
stability of the relationship between the client and the therapist. Therefore, it is
very important that a collaborative relationship is established.

Qualities to look for in a therapist include warmth, empathy, patience,
genuineness, honesty, and the ability to be upfront yet caring at the same time.
These qualities help the client achieve the important goal of self-efficacy.
Clients that have self-efficacy are clients that believe in themselves, the
person centered therapy, and the counselor. When you trust that the therapy is helping, you are
more likely to actively work on therapy goals and are therefore more likely to
experience the benefits of the treatment.

One of the most important aspects of psychotherapy is communication. Choose a therapist you feel very comfortable talking to. Obviously when you meet a person for the first time it is very hard to tell whether you are going to be able to communicate effectively with them, but if you focus on the qualities listed above, you are likely to open up to them as the sessions continue.

Therapy goals

In every type of psychotherapy, the counselor will help you develop specific goals for the therapy. This will include a broad overall goal as well as more focused goals that may change from session to session. Breaking the overall goal into session-by-session objectives helps to focus on specific parts of the program and make sure all aspects are properly covered. It also makes it easy to identify which specific parts you are having difficulty with and what you need to work on more. Keeping the overall goal in mind will help you get past times when you feel like giving up on the therapy. To keep focused and consistent with the therapy, remember to keep visualizing yourself overcoming your difficulty.

Your therapist will also help you to:

Identify coping strategies:

These may be coping strategies that have helped you in the past. Your psychologist will teach you to adapt these strategies to your current situation. If your coping strategies have been unsuccessful in the past, your therapist will guide you in the development of new one.

Rearrange life priorities:

Sometimes people have challenges because they have an irrational expectation of themselves and others. This increases the pressure on everyone and can lead to stress, anxiety, and depression. By rearranging your expectations and priorities you may be able to avoid unnecessary stress.

Identifying personal strengths:

Sometimes during times of stress, it is easy to focus on your weaknesses and what you do not have, instead of your strengths and the wonderful things you do have. Therapist will draw your attention to positive aspects about yourself and help you.