Mary: The Case Of Mary, Existential Therapeutic Approach
In the case of Mary, Existential therapeutic approach focuses on the way of thinking or attitude (Corey, 2017). Mary feels like everyday is a struggle, and she feels like a bad mother, because she does not know what to do with her son's behavior. She has no motivation to do her job, gain a sense of what Mary is going through in her life. The Gestalt therapeutic approach focuses on being aware of the current situation. That past situations are effecting the way an individual is living currently (Corey, 2017). In Mary's case, she is focusing more on her past instead of focusing the current issues at this moment.
In the Gestalt theory, the target for change would be understanding the relationship with Mary's environment, …show more content…
Counselors help clients deal with life anxieties and help clients take responsibility for the decisions they make. Existential therapist uses their own style and sensitivity to the intervention of their clients (Corey, 2017). They do not have set techniques, it is about how they interact and being open with their clients while working together.
The empty chair technique is a technique that is used during Gestalt therapy, it is where the client imagines someone in the chair that they have had an emotional issue with and the counselor encourage the client to have a dialogue in order to engage the person's thoughts and emotions (Corey, 2017).This technique helps the client by experiencing what that individual is going trough not just talking about it with the counselor.
There are some limitations with both the Existential approach as well as Gestalt approach. One of Existential theory limitation causes confusion at times and make it hard to research the outcome. This theory requires the counselor to have a certain level of maturity and training to understand what it is to be human (Corey, 2017). A Limitation for Gestalt theory is that counselors need to have certain qualities such as empathy, respect for the client and show sensitivity. Without these qualities this theory will not work, it will bring up intense feelings that the client has been trying to suppress and
In the Gestalt theory, the target for change would be understanding the relationship with Mary's environment, …show more content…
Counselors help clients deal with life anxieties and help clients take responsibility for the decisions they make. Existential therapist uses their own style and sensitivity to the intervention of their clients (Corey, 2017). They do not have set techniques, it is about how they interact and being open with their clients while working together.
The empty chair technique is a technique that is used during Gestalt therapy, it is where the client imagines someone in the chair that they have had an emotional issue with and the counselor encourage the client to have a dialogue in order to engage the person's thoughts and emotions (Corey, 2017).This technique helps the client by experiencing what that individual is going trough not just talking about it with the counselor.
There are some limitations with both the Existential approach as well as Gestalt approach. One of Existential theory limitation causes confusion at times and make it hard to research the outcome. This theory requires the counselor to have a certain level of maturity and training to understand what it is to be human (Corey, 2017). A Limitation for Gestalt theory is that counselors need to have certain qualities such as empathy, respect for the client and show sensitivity. Without these qualities this theory will not work, it will bring up intense feelings that the client has been trying to suppress and