PCN-500: A Case Study: Existential Therapy Paper
A Case Study: Existential Therapy
Grand Canyon University: PCN-500 Date: 04/08/2015
Francesca Martinez
A Case Study: Existential Therapy
After meeting with Anna and following her initial evaluation I have decided that it would be in her best interest to draw upon the concepts of the Existential theory. Using the ideas behind Existential Therapy we will move towards creating a good therapist and client relationship. We will then work together to bring Anna’s consciousness and unconsciousness to a place of psychological balance. Anna will explore herself from within her memories, thoughts, and perceptions to go beyond her limited self- awareness. Our focus will be on “what” her current issues are at this time find …show more content…
The counselor’s role is to help the client focus on their experiences in their daily life, past memories, relationships, feelings and reactions to these experiences, reflection, and exploration of the client’s dreams. Through the interaction and strength of the relationship between the client and the therapist decisions are made together about the counseling process. The client is expected to share information the counselor is the analyst although the client shares in the analyzing of the information and decisions to be made. Confidentiality is a must. The counselor has the hard role of analyst the difficulty of exploring the “psyche “of the client. The client has the role of constantly needing to be conscious of their thoughts and behaviors. Commitment, relationship, and focus on realigning the unconscious and conscious psyche in relationship, I think are the most important roles in this type of counseling …show more content…
1997). Here the focus on the entire “psyche” of a person’s mind goes beyond the social identity of ones ego as long as the analyst is culturally aware of the clients diversity during the analytic process of exploring the client’s information and findings, there shouldn’t be any issues with the client’s cultural needs being compromised. (Blass
Grand Canyon University: PCN-500 Date: 04/08/2015
Francesca Martinez
A Case Study: Existential Therapy
After meeting with Anna and following her initial evaluation I have decided that it would be in her best interest to draw upon the concepts of the Existential theory. Using the ideas behind Existential Therapy we will move towards creating a good therapist and client relationship. We will then work together to bring Anna’s consciousness and unconsciousness to a place of psychological balance. Anna will explore herself from within her memories, thoughts, and perceptions to go beyond her limited self- awareness. Our focus will be on “what” her current issues are at this time find …show more content…
The counselor’s role is to help the client focus on their experiences in their daily life, past memories, relationships, feelings and reactions to these experiences, reflection, and exploration of the client’s dreams. Through the interaction and strength of the relationship between the client and the therapist decisions are made together about the counseling process. The client is expected to share information the counselor is the analyst although the client shares in the analyzing of the information and decisions to be made. Confidentiality is a must. The counselor has the hard role of analyst the difficulty of exploring the “psyche “of the client. The client has the role of constantly needing to be conscious of their thoughts and behaviors. Commitment, relationship, and focus on realigning the unconscious and conscious psyche in relationship, I think are the most important roles in this type of counseling …show more content…
1997). Here the focus on the entire “psyche” of a person’s mind goes beyond the social identity of ones ego as long as the analyst is culturally aware of the clients diversity during the analytic process of exploring the client’s information and findings, there shouldn’t be any issues with the client’s cultural needs being compromised. (Blass