Psychodynamic Counselling Research Paper
Birkbeck Student ref: 12816772
25th October 2013.
Exploring the contribution of the working alliance to the development of an effective therapeutic relationship in both Psychodynamic Counselling and CBT
Introduction (300 words approx)
In my essay I shall be exploring my understanding of the working alliance, and effective therapeutic relationship in both Psychodynamic Counselling, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I shall include my experience gained in class and outside of the classroom setting. With situations of when I have demonstrated my understanding of the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic relationship. Since I began studying for this course, I have become more aware of the importance of the therapeutic alliance, and the therapeutic …show more content…
Time is one of the boundaries in counselling. The client is informed by the therapist on the length of each session which can be for example 50mins or an hour depending on what is agreed at the start of therapy. It is important that the client is informed that if they fail to show up for a counselling session without giving enough time to cancel the appointment then full fee will be required for the missed session, presuming the client is paying for their therapy. It is also important that the counsellor advises their client that the counselling session should not over run. The counsellor and client are committed to meeting at an agreed time and place this contributes to the working alliance although there may be a time when the counsellor is unable to make an appointment with the client due to illness or some other reason. Winnicott (1965: p166) remarked, his aim as an analyst was `keeping alive, keeping well, keeping awake’. Winnicott shows how important it is for the therapist to be reliable and make sure they stay awake during the counselling session, otherwise these may hinder the development of the therapeutic alliance and relationship, as the client may believe the therapist may not be interested in helping …show more content…
References:
Bordin, E. (1979). The generalizability of the psychoanalytic concept of the working alliance.
Psychotherapy, Theory, Research and Practice, 16, 252-260
Beck, AT, Rush, AJ, Shaw, BF, & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive Therapy of Depression . New York:
Guilford Press
Howard, S (2006) Psychodynamic Counselling in a Nutshell. London : Sage
Summers, R.F and Barber, J.P. (2010) The Therapeutic Alliance. In:
Psychodynamic Therapy. London: The Guilford Press.
Clara E. Hill & Sarah Knox (2009) Processing the therapeutic relationship, Psychotherapy Research, 19:1, Greenson (1967) p.151
13-29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503300802621206
McLoughlin, B. (1995) Observe and Digest Your Own Responses to
Client Material. In: Developing Psychodynamic Counselling. Laplanche and Pontalis, (1973) London: Sage.
Jacobs, M. (2010) p.95 Psychodynamic Counselling in Action
Winnicott, D.W (1965) Studies in the Theory of Emotional Development. London Hogarth
25th October 2013.
Exploring the contribution of the working alliance to the development of an effective therapeutic relationship in both Psychodynamic Counselling and CBT
Introduction (300 words approx)
In my essay I shall be exploring my understanding of the working alliance, and effective therapeutic relationship in both Psychodynamic Counselling, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I shall include my experience gained in class and outside of the classroom setting. With situations of when I have demonstrated my understanding of the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic relationship. Since I began studying for this course, I have become more aware of the importance of the therapeutic alliance, and the therapeutic …show more content…
Time is one of the boundaries in counselling. The client is informed by the therapist on the length of each session which can be for example 50mins or an hour depending on what is agreed at the start of therapy. It is important that the client is informed that if they fail to show up for a counselling session without giving enough time to cancel the appointment then full fee will be required for the missed session, presuming the client is paying for their therapy. It is also important that the counsellor advises their client that the counselling session should not over run. The counsellor and client are committed to meeting at an agreed time and place this contributes to the working alliance although there may be a time when the counsellor is unable to make an appointment with the client due to illness or some other reason. Winnicott (1965: p166) remarked, his aim as an analyst was `keeping alive, keeping well, keeping awake’. Winnicott shows how important it is for the therapist to be reliable and make sure they stay awake during the counselling session, otherwise these may hinder the development of the therapeutic alliance and relationship, as the client may believe the therapist may not be interested in helping …show more content…
References:
Bordin, E. (1979). The generalizability of the psychoanalytic concept of the working alliance.
Psychotherapy, Theory, Research and Practice, 16, 252-260
Beck, AT, Rush, AJ, Shaw, BF, & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive Therapy of Depression . New York:
Guilford Press
Howard, S (2006) Psychodynamic Counselling in a Nutshell. London : Sage
Summers, R.F and Barber, J.P. (2010) The Therapeutic Alliance. In:
Psychodynamic Therapy. London: The Guilford Press.
Clara E. Hill & Sarah Knox (2009) Processing the therapeutic relationship, Psychotherapy Research, 19:1, Greenson (1967) p.151
13-29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503300802621206
McLoughlin, B. (1995) Observe and Digest Your Own Responses to
Client Material. In: Developing Psychodynamic Counselling. Laplanche and Pontalis, (1973) London: Sage.
Jacobs, M. (2010) p.95 Psychodynamic Counselling in Action
Winnicott, D.W (1965) Studies in the Theory of Emotional Development. London Hogarth