1. Consciousness raising (p. 9). When a therapist is able to draw out deep thoughts from one’s inner subconscious in order for the individuals to be aware of issues that need to be acted upon in order to reach their goals. This would be included in the therapeutic process as fundamental vehicle to elicit the right thoughts in regards to the issues at hand. The relationship between myself and the client would have to be trustworthy, authentic, and genuine in order for the client to be sufficiently comfortable enough to open up from their heart.
2. Insight or awareness therapies (p. 9) “In order to respond effectively, we must process sufficient information (i.e., process using a holistic and integrative approach) to guide us in making responses appropriate to the situation instead of reacting. Consciousness-raising therapies attempt to increase the information available to individuals so they can make the most effective responses to life.”
3. Change the environment (education)
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Imagery dinner parties. We are all on a journey and there is no perfect life. Everyone, as Yalom (2002) would say, has an inbuilt despair in the life of every self-conscious individual (p. 7). Yalom and his wife would have dinner parties where they would imagine having dinner with people sharing similar propensities (i.e., inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way). They have never been able to fill the table with truly happy people because everyone is eventually stricken by some major life adversity. I like the way Yalom approached adversity in that we are all in this together and fellow travelers on the journey of life. I like the way Wooden approached adversity. “In every way (e.g., physically, morally, emotionally, and spiritually), we must increase our strength when life is hard; therefore, we must not dread adversity, no can we allow it to stop us from becoming the best we can be through the steadfast pursuit of our goals” (Wooden & Carty, p.