Applying the Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy: Resolving the Unconscious Past

Applying the Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy helps clients and therapists understand why they think in a dysfunctional manner through dreamwork, analytic hypnotherapy, ecstatic trance, and other spontaneous trance experiences. Hypnotherapeutic techniques can help clients reframe these thoughts to achieve a healthier, more functional way of thinking, with case studies and practical guidance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 130 pages
Publication date: 12 March 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Applying the Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy is a groundbreaking approach that goes beyond the traditional objectivist approach of uncovering the "what" of a client's dysfunctional thinking. By helping client and therapist understand the "why" behind the client's dysfunctional thinking, this unique work demonstrates how this thinking can be uncovered through dreamwork, analytic hypnotherapy, ecstatic trance, and other spontaneous trance experiences such as imagination, free association, and guided imagery.

Utilizing hypnotherapeutic techniques, the author showcases how clients can reframe these thoughts to achieve a healthier, more functional way of thinking. Replete with case studies and practical guidance, this text empowers therapists to take clients beyond a simple resolution of their problems and offer an avenue to greater personal growth, maturity, and creativity.

The Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy emphasizes the importance of the client's subjective experience and the role of the therapist in creating a safe and supportive environment for exploration and change. It recognizes that thoughts and beliefs are not fixed and can be influenced by a variety of factors, including past experiences, social conditioning, and cognitive biases.

One of the key techniques used in Constructivist Cognitive Therapy is dreamwork, which involves exploring and interpreting dreams to gain insight into the client's underlying beliefs and emotions. Analytic hypnotherapy is another technique that can be used to access and modify dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviors. Ecstatic trance, a state of deep relaxation and heightened awareness, can also be used to explore and transform negative thought patterns and beliefs.

Guided imagery, a technique that involves using visualization and imagination to create positive and healing experiences, can also be used to support clients in achieving their goals and overcoming challenges.

In addition to these therapeutic techniques, the Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy emphasizes the importance of the therapist's role in fostering self-awareness and self-reflection on the part of the client. The therapist works to help the client develop a greater understanding of their thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors and to help them identify and challenge negative thought patterns and beliefs.

Overall, the Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy offers a powerful and effective way for therapists to help clients achieve greater personal growth, maturity, and creativity. By helping clients understand the "why" behind their dysfunctional thinking and providing them with the tools and techniques to reframe these thoughts, therapists can help clients break free from the limitations of their past and create a more fulfilling and meaningful future.

Weight: 224g
Dimension: 233 x 163 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367028060