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Individual Therapy

Individual Psychotherapy

The way individual psychotherapy is conducted depends on the uniqueness of each psychotherapist-
client pair. Nevertheless, psychotherapy is a very specific process. Despite the existence of numerous
systems of psychotherapy, the process of psychotherapy has several distinct characteristics.

  • It is a systematic treatment
  • It is aimed at change and growth in a client or elimination of a client's suffering
  • It involves a professional relationship

An authentic, open, and trusting relationship between a client and a therapist is crucial for psychotherapy
to be successful. While often the process of psychotherapy involves a conversation between a client and
a therapist, it is fundamentally different from a conversation between two friends. The main differences
are as follows:

  • Individual psychotherapy is not a mutual support, typical for friends, but a professional
    relationship, aimed at the change in a client's life and elimination of client's suffering
  • Individual psychotherapy provides a client with a safe, non-judgmental, and confidential
    atmosphere for exploring truths of his or her life