The Humanistic Therapy approach places an emphasis on the individual, their experience and personal growth.
This therapy grew from a movement away from the more ‘oppressive’ or ‘diagnostic’ models, developing a non-pathologising view of the individual focussed on growth.
What’s the evidence for it?
A systematic review of evidence has taken place and supports the use of humanistic therapy. There is less evidence for its use in particular disorders, perhaps because it’s a therapy that is less likely to produce this sort of research evidence, and also because the skills used are ones that underline the approach of all of our therapists and many other psychotherapy approaches.
Talking Therapies will continue to seek out research that identifies the forms of this therapy that prove to be of most value to individuals.
What can it be useful to treat?
The skills used in humanistic therapy such as relationship building, empathy, congruence and positive regard and are the basis for many therapeutic approaches. This approach therefore is mixed into many other approaches and is a cornerstone of therapy today, especially the shorter counselling courses which commonly use this approach.
What is it not useful to treat?
Because of the difficulty in distinguishing a coherent therapy from counselling skills it is difficult to identify skills moving to be a psychotherapeutic intervention that is a specific and distinct, but nevertheless the approach is one that enhances an effective trans-theoretical approach.
Talking Therapies offers proven Humanistic Therapy in Brighton, and will be developing the service to offer Humanistic Therapy, Counselling and supervision over Sussex, Surrey and Kent. Do Contact us.