Adlerian Theory: The Goal Of Existential Therapy

I believe that encouragement and positivity are important goals for therapy. It is important to offer the client encouragement so that they can develop (Corey p477, 2013). Adlerian theory has 3 goal outcomes which are building friendships, establishing intimacy, and contributing to society. I believe this is important because building friendships gives the client someone they can trust and depend on to be there for them. Establishing intimacy is important because it can give the client a sense of fulfillment. Finding a partner, potentially a life partner, can give the client a feeling of love and trust. Contributing to society is important because it is important to give back to the community and help as much as possible. Contributing to society does not have to be a huge ordeal, it can be small things too. Another goal of therapy is to teach the client how to do things by themselves. This is important because when the therapist and the client end their sessions, the client needs to be able to recall the information that they learned. Hopefully they can use this information to get through their situations. It is important that clients come out of therapy knowing that they are free and have choice in their life. This is Existential therapy. The goal of Existential therapy is to make the client aware of
Trust is a difficult thing to achieve. In a therapeutic setting, trust can come slowly or quickly. This depends on the therapist and client. If the therapist is warm and inviting, generally clients will open up a bit quicker. Every now and then there will be clients that have trust issues and do not want to open up about their lives. Some clients do not want to trust the therapist because they are afraid of getting into trouble. Maybe they have done something illegal and they do not want the therapist to turn them in. A solution to this is to be honest with the client and let them know that you have their best intentions in