Choice therapy
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Counselling Psychology Quarterly
- Vol. 1 (1) , 43-55
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09515078808251420
Abstract
Choice therapy offers a promising new integrative approach to helping. It attempts to bridge the gap between the respect for the uniqueness of the individual of existential-humanistic approaches and the specificity of behavioural and cognitive psychology. Key terms are defined. The practice of choice therapy is described focusing on skills used in initial and subsequent sessions. Case material is integrated into the text to illustrate points. Within the context of a supportive relationship, choice therapy involves helping clients confront the deficient choices they make that sustain their problems and then educating them in how to make different and better choices.Keywords
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