What are the different types of Counsellors?

BACP’s Judy Stafford, a person-centred counsellor, explains the person-centred approach and what you can expect from your therapist.

• Phenomenological therapy.
• Play therapy.
• Primal therapy.
• Psychoanalysis.
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy.
• Psychosynthesis.
• Relationship therapy.
• Solution-focused brief therapy.

What are the 4 forces of psychology?

The models are clustered according to the four major forces in psychology: Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic, Adlerian); Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural (Behavioural, Cognitive-Behavioural, Reality); Humanistic (Existential, Person-Centred, Gestalt); and Contextual/Systemic (Feminist, Family Systems, Multicultural).

What are the different stages or steps in counseling?

Stages of the counselling process:

• Initial Disclosure- Relationship Building,
• In-depth Exploration – Problem Assessment.
• Commitment to action – Goal Setting.
• Step 1: Relationship Building.
• Step 2: Problem Assessment.
• Step 3: Goal Setting.
• Step 4: Counselling Intervention.
• Step 5: Evaluation, Termination.

What is guidance theory?

The guidance theory is an action-focused theory of representation according to which content is derived from the role a representational vehicle plays in guiding a subject’s actions with respect to other things.

What are the 3 ethical principles?

Three basic principles, among those generally accepted in our cultural tradition, are particularly relevant to the ethics of research involving human subjects: the principles of respect of persons, beneficence and justice.

What is your therapeutic approach?

A therapeutic approach is the theory by which a psychologist or counsellor frames how they view human relationships and the issues that occur for people throughout their lives.

Why are theories in counseling important?

Theories help counselors understand the dynamics of human behavior and choose therapeutic approaches appropriate to specific clients and situations. Psychological theories come alive in the counselor’s mind if they are seen as extensions of life experiences of various theorists.

What does a therapeutic Counsellor do?

At your appointment, you’ll be encouraged to talk about your feelings and emotions with a trained therapist, who’ll listen and support you without judging or criticising. The therapist can help you gain a better understanding of your feelings and thought processes, and find your own solutions to problems.

What are the theories of guidance and Counselling?

Fortunately, almost all of the many individual theoretical models of counseling fall into one or more of six major theoretical categories: humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, psychoanalytic, constructionist and systemic.

Are the major counseling theories culture bound?

Today, most counseling theories have a cultural context, they are highly culture bound and they arose from a Euro-American culture thus they reflect the customs, values, language and philosophies applied in that culture.

What are the classical theory?

The fundamental principle of the classical theory is that the economy is self‐regulating. The classical doctrine—that the economy is always at or near the natural level of real GDP—is based on two firmly held beliefs: Say’s Law and the belief that prices, wages, and interest rates are flexible. …

How many Counselling theories are there?

350 counseling theories

What are the five theoretical orientations to development?

The five key aspects of theoretical orientation to development include: psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavior and social cognitive, ethological, and ecological.