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Gilbert (1992) defines high levels of differentiation as: greater choice between emotions and intellectual functioning; better decision making; good relationships; less concern for approval and love; and fewer life problems as manifested physically, mentally, emotionally and socially.
Counselling and psychotherapy are specialised ways of listening, responding and building boundaried relationships to enhance clients’ emotional and psychological wellbeing. Research and practice that isolates therapeutic methods from the relationship have been shown to be inefective (Norcross et al, 2019).
Counselling is a general term for exploring emotional problems by talking them through with a trained counsellor or therapist. The term covers a considerable range of approaches. In its simplest form, this can be supportive and sympa-thetic listening in the form of weekly sessions over a small number of weeks.
Couples (relationship therapy) . If you’re having relationship difficulties, counsellors may work with you as a couple or as individuals. Families . Family counselling can be for the whole family or just some family members and may involve one or more therapists. It might include parents, siblings, extended family and looked after children.
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The helping relationship Those counsellors who regard counselling as a mainly helping relationship usually subscribe to the theory and practice of the person-centred approach. It could be said that a helping relationship is enough to get constructive changes to occur in clients. The core conditions of such a relationship are empathic
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Couples or relationship therapy Besides working with couples who are experiencing relationship difficulties, couples therapists will usually also work with individuals who are experiencing these problems. For more information see the BACP Finding a Therapist online directory. Family therapy (counselling for a whole family or for
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Yet the definition and critical components of a quality counseling relationship remain in question. This article is a systematic review of studies of the counseling relationship intended to identify the present empirical understanding of this essential element of counseling.
