Individual Psychotherapy

Catalog description

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice: Individual Psychotherapy. An introduction to the practice of individual psychotherapy. Topics covered include: professional identity and role development, accomplishing the tasks of psychotherapy, cultural identities and diversity, factors that enhance the therapeutic alliance, ways to address therapeutic obstacles, clinical documentation, attachment and neuroscience, and evidence- based practice. Psychodynamic, cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), and humanistic theoretical perspectives are presented along with practice in skills developed in each perspective. Students not enrolled in the Counseling Psychology program must have recommendations from current professors and apply to the Department Chair who in consultation with the instructor may provide approval.