Articles explaining different types of therapy, such as CBT and solution-focused therapy, to help you choose what suits you.
Karakia, Aramaic prayer and Sanskrit mantra — and the breath they share
Last November I asked a question I didn’t yet know how to answer: can indigenous knowledge and ancient wisdom unlock identity and wellness? It was the question Te Poutama Ora began with. Revisiting those first articles this month, I expected the answer to look like a framework. I didn’t expect part of it to arrive as a vibration in my throat.
This is the first in a series focussed around goal setting, planning, maintenance/achievement with the view to living a life that embodies wellness and success. Using contemporary and holistic methods to connect real everyday needs with our inner-self, we are better able to achieve our goals, support our families and the life we want.
Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) was developed in the 1980s by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg.
The approach, as the name suggests, emphasises solutions, not problems. In this article, I discuss the 12 core assumptions that SFT makes and cover the techniques involved.
Solution-focused brief therapy – A talk therapy that emphasizes the client’s present and desirable future rather than their past experiences.
The role of the counsellor or the therapist is to listen, select and build. Clients are experts of their circumstances. They have the solutions and need the space and time to examine their existing toolbox.
CBT is one most effective therapies backed by scientific research that exists today. It is an effective therapy for people who suffer from anxiety, phobias, stress, & depression.
