2. ...About People
● There are no two people the same
● Every person has different experiences
○ Environment, culture, biology, and religion create
many of the differences
● Each individual interprets their experiences
differently
3. ...About People and Therapy
● Some people need professional help to
handle experiences
● A person must want change for therapy to
be effective
○ Outside support could influence the want for
change
● Every client is different from previous ones
● Therapy does not work for everyone
4. ...About Therapy
● There is no right or wrong therapy
● Changing the way a person thinks or acts
could be the best therapy
○ Client-centered therapy provides self-actualization
which can push clients through the toughest times
○ Cognitive therapy helps depression, which could be
influence from different past or present
experiences
○ Behavioral therapy can change many unhealthy
habits such as eating disorders using positive and
negative reinforcement
5. ....About the Therapist
Characteristics
● The therapist should be:
○ Warm
■ Respectful, caring, love, and accepting
○ Empathetic
■ Understanding and unbiased
○ Truthful
○ Patient
6. ...About the Client/Therapist
Relationship
● The relationship is the most crucial part of
therapy
● Creating trust with the client could be the
most important factor of the relationship
○ The characteristics of the therapist create the trust
● The therapist should provide an informed
consent to each client
○ Includes rights, risks, and details of therapy
● The therapist should keep confidentiality
○ There is an exception if the client is harmful to
themselves or others
7. What Changes People and Helps
Them Grow?
People change themselves. Without the
motivation to change they will not seek
therapy or find therapy effective. Therapists
only guide.
