Brief psychotherapy (also brief therapy , planned short-term therapy ) is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to short-term, solution-oriented psychotherapy .
8-482: Brief therapy differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphasizes (1) a focus on a specific problem and (2) direct intervention. In brief therapy, the therapist takes responsibility for working more pro-actively with the client in order to treat clinical and subjective conditions faster. It also emphasizes precise observation, utilization of natural resources, and a temporary suspension of disbelief to consider new perspectives and multiple viewpoints. Rather than
16-415: A great extent, he developed this himself. His approach was popularized by Jay Haley , in the book Uncommon therapy: The psychiatric techniques of Milton Erickson M.D. The analogy Erickson uses is that of a person who wants to change the course of a river. if he opposes the river by trying to block it, the river will merely go over and around him. But if he accepts the force of the river and diverts it in
24-417: A new direction, the force of the river will cut a new channel. Richard Bandler , the co-founder of neuro-linguistic programming , is another firm proponent of brief therapy. After many years of studying Erickson's therapeutic work, he wrote: It's easier to cure a phobia in ten minutes than in five years ... I didn't realize that the speed with which you do things makes them last ... I taught people
32-435: A range of issues including: Following are various types of therapists. Therapist are basically specialized in below areas: A therapist or a licensed counselor is required to qualify in state licensure exam and also preferred to have a master's degree in addition to completion of internship with a practicing supervisor. Some bachelor's degree holding counselors also practice under the guidance of licensed therapist or
40-409: Is a person who offers any kinds of therapy . Therapists are trained professionals in the field of any types of services like psychologists, social workers, counselors, etc. They are helpful in counseling individuals for various mental and physical issues. Therapist refers to trained professionals engaged in providing services any kind of treatment or rehabilitation. Therapists can help in addressing
48-403: Is less concerned with how a problem arose than with the current factors sustaining it and preventing change. Brief therapists do not adhere to one "correct" approach, but rather accept that there being many paths, any of them may or may not, in combination, turn out to be ultimately beneficial. Milton Erickson was a practitioner of brief therapy, using clinical hypnosis as his primary tool. To
56-477: The formal analysis of historical causes of distress , the primary approach of brief therapy is to help the client to view the present from a wider context and to utilize more functional understandings (not necessarily at a conscious level). By becoming aware of these new understandings, successful clients will de facto undergo spontaneous and generative change. Brief therapy is often highly strategic, exploratory, and solution-based rather than problem-oriented. It
64-427: The phobia cure. They'd do part of it one week, part of it the next, and part of it the week after. Then they'd come to me and say "It doesn't work!" If, however, you do it in five minutes, and repeat it till it happens very fast, the brain understands. That's part of how the brain learns ... I discovered that the human mind does not learn slowly. It learns quickly. I didn't know that. Therapist A therapist
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