Different Approaches to Counselling: Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural, and Humanistic

Counselling

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
PSYCHODYNAMIC COUNSELLING –.......................................................................................1
History of the Psychodynamic counselling............................................................................1
Psychodynamic counselling...................................................................................................1
Role played by counsellor in the Psychodynamic counselling..............................................2
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL COUNSELLING –......................................................................2
History of Cognitive Behavioural counselling.......................................................................2
Cognitive Behavioural counselling........................................................................................2
Role played by counsellor in the Cognitive Behavioural counselling...................................3
HUMANISTIC COUNSELLING –................................................................................................3
History of Humanistic counselling.........................................................................................3
Humanistic counselling..........................................................................................................4
Role played by counsellor in the Humanistic counselling.....................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
References:.......................................................................................................................................5
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Counselling is a humanistic approach where is based on the psychological principles and
functioning in which counsellors seems to help the crimes in order to develop their problem
solving skills rather than solving their problems the problems are discussed (Gone, 2021). The
counselling approaches of the models comprises of three categories exploration, intervention and
empowering. There are different counselling approaches which are the reflection of their training
and coaching philosophy. Counselling approaches is differentiated by the way therapist interacts
with their clients. The present report will identify and explain history development of
psychodynamic approach of counselling and role of counsellor in this approach. For that there is
a discussion regarding the cognitive behavioural approach of counselling and humanistic
approach of counselling.
MAIN BODY
PSYCHODYNAMIC COUNSELLING –
History of the Psychodynamic counselling
The psycho dynamic counselling approach was a held from the work of Sigmund Freud in
late 90s and early 20th century. As per the history Sigmund Freud developed psycho analysis in
the late eighties in Vienna during the time he was working on physician specialising in
neurological disorders. The interest originated into the medical practice when Sigmund Freud
acknowledged patients who were suffering physical symptoms for which there could find no
organic or biological cause (Abbass and et. al., 2021). Freud's first attempt to enter into
psychological cause of patient’s pain was through hypnosis which was studied in Paris in 1885.
Psychodynamic counselling
Psycho dynamic approach originated by the Freud's work at investigated the unconscious
mind to understand patients and answers in their healing of pain the main focus of this approach
is on past experience and development of the patient. This approach is first one to identify the
links between the thoughts feelings and the past experiences. For this approach there is need of
trained expert that could analysed their patients this analysis is related to the present situation
behaviour thoughts in order to start finish the relationship between clients present and the past.
The psychodynamic counselling is completely based on the assumption of Freud’s that a true
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