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Integrative Counselling

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Integrative counselling is a combined approach to psychotherapy that brings together different elements of specific therapies.

Integrative therapists take the view that there is no single approach that can treat each client in all situations. Rather, each person needs to be considered as a whole and counselling techniques must be tailored to their needs and personal circumstances.

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Integrative counselling supports the idea that human psychology can be explored and understood in a variety of ways, and that no one theory can provide all the answers. Integration of theories is necessary since all theories are deemed valuable, despite the fact that the underlying principles of each theory contradict one another.

The infusion of an individual's requirements and personality is another aspect of the integrative method. This entails treating social and spiritual issues in addition to integrating a person's emotive, behavioural, cognitive, and physiological systems. Essentially, integrative counsellors customise therapy for their clients rather than the other way around, focussing not just on what works but also on why it works.

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What is the aim of integrative counselling?

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The goals of integrative counselling are to facilitate wholeness and encourage healing. It achieves this by making sure that a person's mental, bodily, and emotional well-being, as well as all other aspects of their being, are optimised to the greatest extent possible. It is necessary for clients to be dedicated to introspection and receptive to discovering the aspects of their lives that are contributing to ongoing issues or worries.
The integrated method, in particular, assists clients in meeting each situation honestly and fully without forming preconceived ideas, expectations, or attitudes. This makes it easier for them to identify triggers that might be producing harmful behaviour and to concentrate on what might be restricting their psychological freedom.
With this understanding, integrative therapy facilitates the development of a positive relationship between the body and mind. As a result, clients are given the confidence to start making goals and get past their constraints. Alongside other objectives that are brought into treatment through the integration of alternative ways, this will be worked towards. 

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How does integrative therapy work?

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In Integrative therapy, the counselor's job is to customise the client's requirements that are best suited to them. They accomplish this by applying strategies and ideas from a range of approaches and modalities, all of which are thought to be suitable for the customer.

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Each approach provides understanding of the elements that can influence behavioural, cognitive, and emotional changes, it also offers insights into how people behave. When carefully combined with additional therapeutic components, these can be enhanced.

When working with a client who has behavioural issues, an integrative therapist might want to focus on modifying behavioural functioning and minimising symptoms at the beginning of the therapy session. This may involve implementing cognitive behavioural approaches before going on to the next stage of therapy, for example, working on improving and gaining insight into the client's behaviours, feelings and thoughts.
 

Client-Counsellor therapeutic relationship? 

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An additional essential component of integrative treatment is the mindset of an integrative therapist. It is widely accepted that the most successful model necessitates that the therapist be interpersonal, non-judgmental, and focused on building a cooperative and supporting connection with their client. They must also listen intently and deeply without making any presumptions or passing judgement.

This contract between equals is considered to empower clients. It can assist them in identifying and exploring behaviour patterns that require modification as well as in creating new objectives. Since the therapists are fully dedicating themselves to the client and their self-discovery.

Integrative therapy's adaptability and emphasis on the full person are two of its main advantages. Therapy can be customised to address a wide range of needs and problems thanks to the integration of several approaches, which may make it a more inclusive and adaptable treatment method than more conventional, isolated kinds of psychotherapy.

Over time, an integrative method can adapt to address events or changes in life that may arise during therapy.

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Benefits of integrative counselling

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In comparison to more conventional, unique kinds of psychotherapy, therapy can be more flexible and inclusive since it integrates several approaches, allowing it to be adapted to address a range of needs and issues.

An integrative approach may adapt to address events or changes in life.

It can be especially helpful for people who wish to break bad behavioural patterns brought on by phobias, worries, or other phobias. It can work just as well for other mental health issues that are affecting one's quality of life.

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Bereavement

Addiction

Depression

Past and Present Trauma

Low Confidence

Low Self Esteem

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