Comparison of Person Centred, Transactional and Existential Therapies in Counselling

Comparison Essay
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Evaluation of counselling within humanistic tradition................................................................3
Evaluation of therapeutic relationship for each therapy..............................................................3
Evaluation of therapeutic process................................................................................................4
Application of different approaches with regard to meet client needs........................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Psychotherapy that is known as counselling refers a form of treatment for emotional,
psychological as well as behaviour disorder (Wampold, 2019). In this therapy, trained person or
therapist establishes a relationship with one or number of patients with the main aim of removing
existing symptoms and promoting personality growth. This study is going to discuss different
psychotherapies such as: person centred, existential and transactional. All these therapies are
being used as per the needs of patients and it makes therapies able in improving emotional and
mental health of patients. It will further discuss a systematic way of applying or using all these
therapies and ways in which patients can be engaged.
Evaluation of counselling within humanistic tradition
Humanistic therapy is a mental health approach that focuses on importance of being their
true self with the main aim of the most fulfilling life. It is based on the principle that each
individual has their own way of looking at the world (Wilkinson, 2018). This theory also
believes that people are good at heart as well as they have capabilities of making good choice. It
is the reason as counselling plays an important role and have great emotional and mental impact.
It improves overall health of people. When counsellor understand this behaviour of humans then
they are more likely to counsel and improve their mental health.
Evaluation of therapeutic relationship for each therapy
There are number of psychotherapies that can be used in counselling for improving
mental and emotional condition of people such as:
Person centred therapy: As per this therapy, people and children are encouraged to
express themselves openly and effectively. As per this therapy, therapist actively listen
encourage people to accept their feelings and gain greater self-awareness. This therapy is being
used for improving behaviour of children and there are lack of evidence of this therapy in anxiety
disorder diagnosis (Searchfield, Linford and Durai, 2019). So, on this basis, it can be said that it
is not clear as whether this therapy is effective with children from minority groups or with those
who are experiencing more severe anxiety.
Transactional analysis: It is a talking therapy that is being designed for exploring
children and individuals’ personality and ways in which it can be shaped by experience. For
using this therapy, therapist need to be aware of how people think, feel and behave during
communication. This therapy believes that individuals’ personality is made up of three ego states
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