Question

What is the therapist's function and role in existential therapy? and give two examples of it

Answer 1

INTRODUCTION :- Therapist while dealing with their client uses various different kinds of therapies,so that they may bring about somee sort of relief in the life of their patient,by solving their problems,but mainly with the help of client or patient himself.One such therapy which is use in the field is Existential Therapy which is mainly made,so that theclient could regenerate himself in a complete new manner,by getting to know about himself in more positive manner,and along with that leaving behind all the thoughts which were creating negative impression in him,and thus creating hindrance while pursuing the life in normal way.

WHAT IS THE THERAPIST'S FUNCTION AND ROLE IN EXISTENTIAL THERAPY?GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF IT.

A therapist play a prominent part whenevr the existential therapy is being applied in the patient's relief.His role and function can be seen as follows :-

• One of the most important role and function of therapist in the existential therapy is to make the client aware with his own self, that is his insight and capabilies,and to remove any of the negative thoughts that build up in the mind of the client.
• Another important role includes that,therapist makes the client knows about the fact that,stress and tension is part one's life,and it comes to person naturally when comes across to the negative situation,but through this therapy,therapist functions and makes the client learn about how to deal with such stressful condition,that it may not impact our day to day life.
• One more important role and function is to help the client,so that with his own constant efforts and understanding of his own self,he could come across the fact about his life.That is in simple words,helping him to figure out the purpose which lies in his life,for which he is being granted with this life.
• One prime important role the therapist have in such therapy is to help the client to accept their own self,and thereby to become better version for their own future self.

FOR EXAMPLE

When a client who is having an talent of singing,but is having extreme low self confidence,because of his social anxiety,is being provided with the Existential therapy,then the therapist helps the client,to realize,him about his talent,which will eventually generate a sense of self confidence in him.For doing this,the therapist will first of all deal with his anxiety,and will make the client realize,it is common to have it,but loosing chance to showcase their talent becaause of it,is not correct.Thus through,this way existential therapy with the role and function of therapist will deal with the problem of client.

Another example is,client having severe issue of consuming alcohol,and thus reached the case of addiction of it.In such case,the therapist will try to find the actual cause which has led the client to reach the stage of addiction.Thereby,analyzing it,and with the help of client itself,that is by making them to go through those aspects of life which made them addicted,and deal with it,they helps the client to overcone with this problem.