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Adlerian Therapy
By: Stephanie, Alice, Matt, and Farah
Review of Adlerian Therapy
• Vienna Psychoanalytic Society• Social Interest • The Phenomenological Approach• Inferiority and Superiority Complex• Birth Order
Goals of Adlerian Therapy
• Increase client’s social interest • Make a change in client’s lifestyle• Change self-defeating thoughts or behaviors• Increase self understanding• Encourage the client to see equality among all
people
The Therapeutic Relationship
• Respect and trust• Goal alignment, collaborative approach• Encouragement and empathy• Understanding of the client’s lifestyle
Conrad’s Pathology
• Loss of his brother/survival guilt• Unsatisfying relationships with others• Loss of appetite and interest in activities• Nightmares, poor sleep• Loss of sense of control
Phase One: Establishing a Relationship
• Not focusing on client’s past problems but on a goal that has been discussed earlier.
• Building awareness of client’s strengths• Establish supportive, collaborative process
Phase Two: Exploring Individual’s Psychological Dynamics
• Lifestyle Assesment– Family Constellation– Early Recollections– Basic Mistakes
Phase Three: Encouraging Self-Understanding/Insight
• Interpret the discoveries of the session• Hidden goals and purposes make apparent• Therapist offers interpretations to help client
gain their own insight
Phase Four: Reorientation and Reeducation
• Puts insights into actions• Reorientation: shifting rules of interaction,
process and motivation• Reeducation: teach, guide, provide
information, and encourage struggling clients.• Useful vs. Unhelpful