From either/or to both/and : developing a pluralistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy
Cooper, M. and McLeod, J. (2012) From either/or to both/and : developing a pluralistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 14 (1). pp. 5-17. ISSN 1364-2537 (https://doi.org/10.1080/13642537.2012.652389)
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The pluralistic approach to therapy that we have articulated is grounded in ethics, and strives to develop therapists' abilities to engage with clients in deeply respectful and valuing ways. In this article, we argue that a principle obstacle to such engagements can be a tendency in the psychological therapies to hold either/or, polarised positions, such that we are not fully open to the complexity and diversity of the actual clients that we encounter. This article focuses on three particular polarisations: between advocates of different orientations, between integrative/eclectic versus single orientation practices and between client-led versus therapist-led practices. The article argues that a pluralistic approach may be able to overcome such schisms, and discusses the implications and limits of this perspective for therapeutic thinking and practice.
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Item type: Article ID code: 46430 Dates: DateEvent1 March 2012Published2 December 2011AcceptedSubjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Counselling Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 07 Jan 2014 16:39 Last modified: 14 Oct 2024 13:46 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/46430