Theoretical Orientations
Stresses gaining insight into the client's lives and present-day problems
Psychodynamic Approaches
Looks at how early experiences contribute to a client's present problems
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Replace maladaptive behaviors with more constructive behaviors
Behavior Therapy
The founder of relational emotive behavior therapy
Albert Ellis
Helping clients through transference and countertransference identify feelings that have been repressed
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Therapists takes on a more collaborative and consultative role
Postmodern Approaches
Puts the client at the center of the therapeutic process
Person-Centered Therapy
Assist clients in achieving unconditional self-acceptance
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
The founder of person-centered therapy in the 1940s
Carl Rogers
Acts as teacher to help clients develop action plans to change what they are doing
Behavior Therapy
Considers the functioning of the whole group rather than that of a single individual
Family Systems Perspective
Focuses on helping people deal with irrational beliefs in a more rational way
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Helping members come up with new ways of interacting with each other
Family Systems Therapy
Pioneer of cognitive therapy
Aaron Beck
Providing empathy and support giving the client a safe space to talk openly
Person-Centered Therapy
The client-counselor relationship is the most important determinant for therapeutic outcomes
Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches
Takes the approach that the client knows what they need to improve their life
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Helping clients regain their sense of self, adjust better to changes and find the social support they need to thrive
Adlerian Therapy
Pioneer of psychoanalytic therapy
Sigmund Freud
Therapist assumes the role of non-expert and the client becomes the expert
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Gives primary attention to how thinking influences the way we feel and act
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches
Separates the client from the problems and teaches them to view alternative stories
Narrative Therapy
Helping clients become more aware of themselves and their surroundings
Gestalt Therapy
Pioneer of a holistic, social, humanistic approach to therapy
Alfred Adler
Helps clients learn new and more effective ways of interacting
Family Systems Therapy