The Active Client: Therapy as Self-Help
- 26 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Humanistic Psychology
- Vol. 36 (3) , 7-30
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678960363002
Abstract
A model of how therapy works is proposed that locates the source of therapeutic change in the client, while the therapist is the provider of opportunities, ideas, and experiences. Ultimately all therapy is self-help. This model is contrasted with the medical-like model of therapy as treatment and hopes to account for research findings of equal effectiveness among different therapies. Although the active client model developed from existential-humanistic ideas, it can be compatible with all approaches.Keywords
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