The concepts of family therapy can also be used
in individual therapy sessions and are particularly helpful for people who come from families in which there is illness and / or other problems.
I've been busy lately guest blogging and doing some podcast interviews on my approach working with men
in individual therapy as well as couples therapy.
This question can be
used in individual therapy as well as couples therapy, and it can be applied to a wide range of situations, issues, or problems.
For
adults in individual therapy, I listen to the challenges you face, but also help you find and build your strengths to conquer those challenges.
If you have a
client in individual therapy, you may want your client's partner to learn more about themselves, and for both partners to gain more relationship skills.
In general seeing children
in individual therapy in contested divorce case, without access to both parents, is potentially harmful.
In addition to exploring personal
issues in individual therapy, your counselor may also initiate conversations about other important relationships such as those with a partner, family members, friends, or colleagues.
These are all issues that we can work
on in individual therapy, to help you create the kind of loving, supportive, meaningful relationship you deserve.
If you are
already in individual therapy I will support that and ask that you allow for contact between myself and the therapist for continuity of treatment.
Although it can be disappointing when your partner isn't willing to join you in couples therapy, you can do your
part in individual therapy.
In individual therapy there is less opportunity to practice new social skills because there is just you and a psychotherapist who is trained to listen and respond to you.
These couples have the potential to feel lost or misunderstood when they choose to seek
help in individual therapy or couples counseling.
We can discuss these
topics in individual therapy as well, but the potential of receiving acceptance and vulnerability from a group of like - minded men may prove much more transformational.
That might sound crazy, but I believe that what we work
toward in individual therapy is an unusual state of vulnerability and trust that helps us to see things more clearly.
Keep in mind that each client - therapist relationship is unique, and much of the success that
occurs in individual therapy is a product of this unique relationship.
Typically each session
in individual therapy lasts between 45 - 60 minutes, depending on the your situation and the clinicians / therapist you choose.
Moreover, regardless of whether or not your personal concerns are fully
resolved in individual therapy, involving your spouse to help you deal with issues such as depression or anxiety simply makes sense.
In this paper we describe a simple modular intervention program based on these concepts which can be tailored to specific needs and
situations in individual therapy as well as group levels.
Both formats work well for people who are
already in individual therapy but want to supplement with focused self - esteem and courage - building work.