Types of Therapy Used in the Counseling Profession

Types of Therapy used in the Counseling Profession

Christine M. Stuart

COUN 501

March 9, 12

Dr. S. Sadik

Abstract

Psychological therapy has been in existences dated back the Freud’s first development of the psychoanalysis in the 1950’s. There has been a great concern over the years to the validity of psychological therapy, geared towards the efficiency and efficacy of psychotherapy. Although with questions raised over these concerns, psychotherapy continues to make advancements in understanding the deep rooted causes to behaviors and contributes techniques to address those behaviors. Therapy has been studied over decades with results proving that therapy can bring positive change to individuals who seek help. The purpose of therapy is to empower those who seek help to make change and adaptations to their behaviors to lead a more productive way of life. Counselors have the challenge of integrating psychology, theology, and spirituality to be as effective in their assistance as much as the client is willing to accept this approach to become successful in making changes. To assist in this accomplishment there are many types of therapy utilized in counseling. This paper will evaluate several different therapies that have been successful over the years.

Types of Therapy used in the Counseling Profession

Introduction

Counselors have the unique gift not only to help those with mental illness and other issues but also to have a vast amount of therapies that they can tailor to the needs of their clients. A counselor’s approach, based on the advancement in the development of therapy, are not confide to using “cookie cutter” therapies as counselor’s recognize that each client has a great deal of differences from each other. Another component that makes a counselor so unique is their belief systems and their own personal values (McMinn, 1996). With the multitude of research validating the positive outcomes of various therapies, the mental...