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Humanistic approach respects and accepts the client as
a whole person who has the potential to change, heal and
grow.
Humanistic and Integrative Therapies have many broad
and creative approaches to working with clients.
Among the most common are:-
* Person-Centerd Therapy * Gestalt Therapy * Reichian Bodywork * Primal Therapy and other forms of regression therapy * Psychosynthesis and other specific approaches to the transpersonal
Humanistic therapy allows the client to explore their
past, in order to gain insight into repeating patters
of behaviour which might be preventing them from leading
satisfying lives. Issues such as depression, anxiety
loss and fears can be looked at in a nonjudgmental and
safe environment.
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Psychotherapy
is a process wherby the client, through a confidential
relationship with their therapis is helped to explore understand
and alleviate concerns and difficulties.
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It is important to make the time to find a therapist
that suits you. As a client you can expect the following
from an accredited psychotherapist of the IAHIP.
1. Confidentiality
The therapeutic relationship is bound by confidentiality
as a means of providing the client with privacy and
safety.
The exception being where there are good grounds for
believing that the client could cause serious damage
to himself/herself or another. Normailly the client
would be asked for consent in such a case.
2. Profefssiona Standards
Your psychotherapist is involved in a professional
supervisory process.
3. Boundaries
Your psychotherapist respects and maintains professional
boundaries (i.e. does not exploit the client financially,
emotionally or sexually).
4. Access to informaion
Including IAHIP'S Code
of Ethics and complaints Procedure
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1. Volunteer information with regard to your personal
and medicl history, and previous experience of therapy.
2. Pay a fee.
3. Agree to a working contract that suits both parties.
This will include the fee, number of visits, cancellation
of appointments and termination of contract.