Psychodynamic Approach In Counselling

As for these styles of counselling, every counsellor will have a different approach to how they perform. Depending on the clients’ needs and what their issues are, will depend on what type of counsellor they will choose or be referred to. Furthermore, according to Peters, (2010) the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an approach used by many counsellors and often applied to clients who suffer from anxiety. However, it is also been proven to work for individuals with eating disorders, phobias and OCD (Choices, 2017).
On the whole, there are many advantages for this approach to counselling and it has been regarded as the most effective treatment for some mental health problems such as; depression and anxiety (Andersson and Cuijpers, 2008). Not only is it popular within structured counselling, it is also known to be used within group counselling and Interactive Computerised CBT is becoming more prevalent for individuals who find it to be more convenient for their lifestyles (Sheldon, 1995). What's more, Grist and Cavanagh, (2013) state that CBT’s main aim is to show the client that no one has the power to have control over their emotions or make them feel anything, an
According to Collins, (2013) Sigmund Fraud developed this theory in order to bring an individual’s deep thoughts into consciousness and vigorously work with them, resulting in the individual finding happiness and becoming less anxious. This approach is used in a wide range of issues however, it is most useful for individuals who seek to explore their inner emotions and who are able to co-operate effectively by self-reflecting on their past experiences in order to recognise the reasons of why they behave in the way that they do (Gullickson,