| Counselors and psychotherapists may use many | | | | and psychoanalysis. The Humanistic Psychologists |
| different types of psychotherapy and counseling. This | | | | were concerned with advancing a more holistic vision |
| is the second part of a series of articles describing | | | | of psychology. James Bugental (1964), described the |
| the different types of psychotherapy an counseling. | | | | humanistic model of psychotherapy in five points: 1. |
| - Gestalt | | | | Human beings cannot be reduced to components; 2. |
| - Gottman Relationship | | | | Human beings have in them a uniquely human |
| - Hakomi | | | | context; 3. Human consciousness includes an |
| - Imago Relationship | | | | awareness of oneself in the context of other people; |
| - Interpersonal | | | | 4. Human beings have choices and non desired |
| - Jungian | | | | responsibilities; 5. Human beings are intentional, they |
| 1. Gestalt Therapy | | | | seek meaning, value and creativity. |
| Developed by Fritz Perls' and others in the 1940's, the | | | | 5. Imago Relationship |
| basic premise of Gestalt is that "life happens in the | | | | Derived from the Latin word for image, Imago |
| present - not in the past or the future - and that | | | | addresses romantic love and provides a framework |
| when we are dwelling on the past or fantasizing | | | | for couples in therapy. Developed by Harville Hendrix, |
| about the future we are not living fully". Perls, | | | | Ph.D., author of Getting The Love You Want: A |
| originally a Freudian analyst, was influenced by the | | | | Guide For Couples, The Imago Therapy Process |
| principles of Gestalt psychology and existential | | | | teaches couples the stages of romantic love and the |
| philosophy. The Gestalt process models the way in | | | | ensuing stages of power struggle within relationships |
| which what is directly experienced and felt is more | | | | to assist clients in developing conscious, intimate, and |
| reliable than explanations or interpretations based on | | | | committed relationships. |
| pre-existing experiences or attitudes. It is a therapy | | | | 6. Interpersonal |
| that takes into account the whole individual and is | | | | Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited |
| concerned with both mind and body. | | | | psychotherapy that was developed in the 1970s and |
| 2. Gottman Relationship | | | | 80s as an outpatient treatment for adults who were |
| Gottman Method Couples Therapy is a structured, | | | | diagnosed with moderate or severe clinical depression. |
| goal-oriented, scientifically-based therapy. Intervention | | | | The IPT model of psychotherapy / counseling |
| strategies are based upon empirical data from Dr. | | | | identifies clinical depression as having three |
| John Gottman's three decades of research with | | | | components: the development of symptoms, which |
| 3,000 couples. From this research Gottman | | | | arise from biological, genetic and/or psychodynamic |
| Relationship Therapy can identify the factors that | | | | processes; social interactions with other people, which |
| differentiates happy, stable couples from unstable | | | | are learned over the course of one's life; and |
| couples. The model provides methods to assist | | | | personality, made up of the more enduring traits and |
| couples in cultivating the quality of relationship that | | | | behaviors that may predispose a person to |
| they have had difficulty attaining through their own | | | | depressive symptoms. |
| efforts. | | | | 7. Jungian |
| 3. The Hakomi Method | | | | Jungian analysis is a method of psychotherapy |
| Hakomi is a body-centered, somatic approach that | | | | developed by C.G. Jung, the eminent Swiss |
| combines the Eastern traditions of mindfulness and | | | | psychiatrist (1875-1961). The purpose of Jungian |
| non-violence within a unique Western methodology. In | | | | analysis is to transform the psyche, by establishing |
| a therapeutic context, the body's structures and | | | | effective relations between the ego and the |
| habitual patterns serve as the doorway to | | | | unconscious.The process can treat a broad range of |
| unconscious 'core material', including the hidden beliefs, | | | | emotional disorders such as depression and anxiety, |
| relationships, and self-images that shape how we see | | | | and it can also assist anyone who wishes to pursue |
| ourselves. | | | | psychological growth. |
| 4. Humanistic | | | | Mark Weiss |
| Humanistic psychology is a school of psychology that | | | | Copyright (c) 2008 Mark Weiss & |
| emerged in the 1950s in reaction to both behaviorism | | | | Counselingbook. |