Comparing and Contrasting Person-Centred and Solution-Focused Approaches to Counselling

Title an essay comparing and
contrasting two theoretical
approaches to counselling with
respect to the premises concerning
the view of the human be

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Counselling is being defined as the process through which an individual or any other
person takes some professional assistance in resolving some of the issue. The people can have
many kind of issue and this can affect the mental health and state of mind. Hence, it is necessary
for them to analyse problem and seek help from some professional to get the problem solved. For
understanding the nature of human it is very crucial that the counselling is being undertaken. In
the present essay the analysis and comparison of different counselling technique will be
undertaken. For this comparison the two approaches used for the comparison is person centred
and solution focused. The reason for selecting the both approach is that it will outline how the
nature of human is being understood with help of these theories.
Premises concerning the view of human being
The use of counselling is very important and crucial for the person in order to solve any
of the query or other problem. The reason pertaining to the fact is that when the person is facing
some of the issue then this will be impacting the working and thinking of them. Hence, this can
also affect the personality. Thus, for this it is crucial for the person to consult a counsellor who
will assist them in developing their emotional level and try to solve the issue (De Shazer and
et.al., 2021). The first theory that is use of person centred approach is helpful in analysing the
ways in which the person perceives themselves consciously. This person- centred approach
majorly undertakes the fact that human being have the capacity to develop in the direction of
their fullest potential. But this capability of the people is sometimes being blocked by some of
the incidents in life or some bad experience. Hence, this develop some of the negative things
within the mind and perception of the person. Thus, this results in development of negative
feeling and thoughts within the mind of person which restrict them in future development.
On the other hand, another approach of counselling is the solution focused approach. this
is a therapy or the approach which is used by the person in order to solve the problem with help
of future questions. This is a good approach in solving the problem or issue of the person by
asking some of the questions relating to the future and this might make the perception and
attitude of the person changed (Grant, 2017). The therapist using this type of the strategy are
more competitive and future focused and they believe in development of the futuristic working
so that person can build a good understanding and change the perception and attitude and level of