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Psychotherapy is a way of acting in psychology. It is used to work on emotional issues, being able to help in times of distress and promotes self-awareness as well, thus allowing the patient or client to better deal with life's problems.
It works collaboratively between a psychologist / psychiatrist and the patient / client where the two worked together to resolve the desired issues, as they arise. The main tool used in psychotherapy is speech, but other resources such as tests, artistic activities, play activities (especially with children), among others, can be used. The therapy environment is welcoming, neutral and judgmental.
It is in this same environment in which it will be possible to understand the causes that are leading to a certain suffering that prevents the patient from having a more satisfactory life, and what can be done so that he learns to deal with this suffering and seek solutions together with the patient to that they do not happen again, thus improving their mental health and quality of life. It also promotes self-knowledge, thus allowing the patient to be autonomous and deal well with the afflictions of life alone.
Therapy is recommended for anyone of any age who seeks to get to know each other better, but it is highly recommended for people who have had a problem who are having difficulty dealing, either emotionally or socially.
My Approach - Analytical Psychology
There are several methods and theories that can be used in psychotherapy such as analytical psychology, psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral psychology, applied behavior analysis, Gestalt therapy, body therapy, among many others.
In my case, I work with the analytical psychology developed by Carl Gustav Jung. In it, the psychologist presents himself in the same way as the patient and works in a dialectical way, trying to understand the relational functioning between ego, self and unconscious, doing this jointly with the patient, using mainly speech, but being able to use methods such as dream analysis, active imagination, art therapy. It also allows flexibility in the therapist's way of working, using theory as an aid and not as a manual and thus allowing an adaptation of the therapist to make him feel more confident in the way the interventions are made.
(JUNG, 1999, 84-85)
Every psychotherapist not only has his method: he himself is that method. Ars totum requirit hominem ”* says an old master. The great healing factor in psychotherapy is the personality of the doctor - this is not given "a priori"; it is achieved with much effort, but it is not a doctrinal scheme. Theories are inevitable, but they are only auxiliary means. As soon as they become dogmas, it means that a great deal of internal doubt is being drowned out. A large number of theoretical points of view are needed to produce, albeit approximately, an image of the multiplicity of the soul. That is why a big mistake is made when psychotherapy is accused of not being able to unify its own theories. Unification could only mean unilateralism and emptying. The psyche cannot be apprehended in a theory; neither does the world. Theories are not articles of faith, they are instruments in the service of knowledge and therapy; or else they don't serve much purpose.