Psychodynamic Approach To An Exposure Counselor
When a person needs help or advice they sometimes seek the assistance of a counselor. Counselors use communication skills and their knowledge of psychology to assist their clients. There are many known psychotherapeutic approaches that are recognized and used by different counselors. Each counselor has their own style and incorporates their own personality into how they treat their patients. It is very important for counselors to be familiar with different approaches because each client is different therefore; responses are more effective with certain approaches. There are a variety of potential options for approaches to working with clients. An important question for a counselor to ask himself or herself when figuring out what type of counselor
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During implosive therapy the therapist creates scenes or introduces stimuli that trigger feelings of anxiety. Scenes or stimuli must relate directly to the clients fear. When the therapist notices signs of anxiety they continue to keep the scene running for the client. The therapist repeats this process until they notice signs of reducing anxiety. The point of this type of therapy is to directly expose clients to what they are afraid of in order to overcome this fear.
Prolonged exposure is another type of exposure therapy. Prolonged exposure still uses the idea of exposing clients to their fears to help them overcome said fears, however, it is over a longer period of time.
In exposure therapy, there are many decisions to make in how do go about exposing the client to their fears. The options would be to be intensive with exposure meaning exposing them directly to their fears right away, or gradual meaning slowly brings them closer to their biggest fears. There is also the question of whether or not the fear should be introduced through the imagination or in a real life situation, which is called in vivo exposure. To help clients with addictions cue exposure is used, which helps clients resist their urges when introduced to cue associated with their
During implosive therapy the therapist creates scenes or introduces stimuli that trigger feelings of anxiety. Scenes or stimuli must relate directly to the clients fear. When the therapist notices signs of anxiety they continue to keep the scene running for the client. The therapist repeats this process until they notice signs of reducing anxiety. The point of this type of therapy is to directly expose clients to what they are afraid of in order to overcome this fear.
Prolonged exposure is another type of exposure therapy. Prolonged exposure still uses the idea of exposing clients to their fears to help them overcome said fears, however, it is over a longer period of time.
In exposure therapy, there are many decisions to make in how do go about exposing the client to their fears. The options would be to be intensive with exposure meaning exposing them directly to their fears right away, or gradual meaning slowly brings them closer to their biggest fears. There is also the question of whether or not the fear should be introduced through the imagination or in a real life situation, which is called in vivo exposure. To help clients with addictions cue exposure is used, which helps clients resist their urges when introduced to cue associated with their