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Stages of Adlerian Therapy
The Adlerian Therapy has four main stages that form the basis of several phases of the therapy process. The first stage of the Adlerian therapy is the engagement. At this stage the client and the therapist agree to cooperate together in order to understand the problem at hand. This stage sees a creation of an alliance between the client and the therapist, leading to a common point of view as directed by the therapist (Watts & Carlson, 2013). At this stage, the therapist is able to gather information about the client by creating a warm relationship through acceptance, giving hope and empathy.
Assessment is the second stage, where the therapist takes the history of the client and the recollections of his or her early life. Through the assessment, the therapist’s analysis the consequences of the experiences of the client and explores possible solutions. The third stage of the therapy is insight. At this stage, the therapist helps the client to objectively perceive his or her situation. Frager and Fadiman (2013) argue that insight is an intellectual stage where the therapist uses his knowledge and experience to direct the client to realize the problem and the situation behind the problem. According to According to Frager and Fadiman (2013), the therapist promotes self-understanding of the clients by helping them to understand their situations and also understand the world better.
Reorientation is the stage that the therapist provides with activities that he or she should do outside the ones confined by the therapy process. These activities are meant to reinforce the insight stage by helping the client to realize the dynamics of his or her situation (Watts & Carlson, 2013). In addition, the reorientation stage helps clients to create some insight for the future. These four stages are the main phases through which the therapist helps the client under the Adlerian Therapy.
References
Frager, R., & Fadiman, J. (2013). Personality and personal growth (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Watts, R. E., & Carlson, J. (2013). Intervention & Strategies in Counseling and Psychotherapy. New York: Taylor & Francis