Analysis Of Psychoanalytic Therapy

After reading the required literature for this reaction paper this writer feels as though there are many different aspects to look at when considering a certain methodology regarding the type of therapy that fits this writers individual style, needs, values, and methods. Although all presenting theories are well researched and provide supporting evidence that they have resulted in improvement in the quality of life; some approaches that are discussed are not for everyone. In the four different types of therapy this writer will be presenting; Psychoanalytic, Adlerian, Existential, and Person-centered therapy, this writer hopes to gain a better understanding of the type of therapy that is best suited for the individuals and environment that this writer hopes to work with.
Psychoanalytical therapy is a very popular approach for some therapist; similar to many other approaches this therapy relies on the therapeutic alliance that is formed between the therapist and the client. Freud felt that every communication between patient and therapist be seen as a manifestation of transference and countertransference (Catty, 2004). Transference is a major contributor in this approach, as this is when the client’s unconscious shifts from the past to the present and the client react to their feelings and fantasies. Catty (2004) argued that transference reactions are unrealistic and inappropriate, but genuinely, truly felt by the client. However, transference and countertransference are always present and may not be brought about by this modality.
Throughout my research this writer has found that there are several factors regarding Psychoanalytical theory that make it less desirable for the population this writer works wit...

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... mindfulness in an individual, and mindfulness leads to creative anxiety, creative anxiety leads to change and action, change and action fosters expression, and expression deepens and individual’s mindfulness. By making an individual more aware, they are most receptive and accepting to the change is surrounding them.
Person-centered therapy is very similar to the existential approach, in that the client-therapist relationship plays an integral role in the success of the client. The outcomes of the techniques that the therapist uses are secondary to the attitudes that are displayed (Corey, 2013). In Person-centered therapy, the therapist has the assumption that both themselves and the individual are trustworthy (Thorne, n.d). The therapist genuinely cares for the individual and their well-being and creates a therapeutic climate for positive growth by doing so.