Counselling -
George Berguno BSc, MSc, PhD, CPsychol

My Approach to Counselling

When a therapist talks about his or her approach, this invariably refers to training. My training encompassed three traditions: existential, psychodynamic and cognitive. Nevertheless, the existential tradition is the one that has most impressed me, and so:

• I describe my approach as existential; a gentle, respectful and profound approach to understanding persons.

• Existential counselling is a unique form of dialogue based on openness, directness and sincerity.

• The purpose of this dialogue is to free the client from all coercive influences, whether these come from within the person or from without.

• I emphasize maximising a client's potential for autonomous choice and freedom towards the future.

• I give special importance to empathizing and understanding a person’s world-view and unique style of human relating.

• I encourage the client to find new ways of understanding situations that are difficult or anxiety-provoking or guilt-inducing.

• To preserve the integrity of the counselling process, I work to firm ethical standards and therapeutic boundaries.

• I emphasize honesty, responsibility and commitment to working through emotional experiences as they emerge in the sessions.





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