REMEDIAL / PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAMME FOR INDIVIDUALS

Each one of us has our own structure and functioning method which lead us to have certain experiences of life. When these experiences are pleasant we continue functioning from the same pattern of behaviour without any problem.

However, when the experiences of life are unpleasant then these behavioural patterns prove themselves to be dysfunctional and then there is need to change these behavioural patterns. These behavioural patterns could be …

• Excessive worry and concern
  
• Excessive negative thoughts
  
• Unmanageable anger
  
• Non assertion … inability to say ‘NO’
  
• Withdrawal and disinterest in life experiences
  
• Eating disorders
  
• Sleep disorders
  
• Psychosomatic illnesses
  
• Phobias
  
• Alcoholism and addictions to other substances such as drugs, cigarette smoking, etc
  

These rigid behavioural patterns that we keep repeating make us stay away from our own pain for some time … however, they may also keep us away from being intimate with our ‘self’ and ultimately with others.

By becoming awareness of the original impulses and altering the unhealthy behavioral patterns one can enjoy the day to day life and live a peaceful existence.

Call us and we will schedule an appointment. In this initial therapy session you may experience the uncertainty associated with the unknown. The therapist takes over from here and leads you into the psychotherapeutic process one step at a time.

HOW DOES THE REMEDIAL / PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAMME WORK?

Step 1 - Diagnostics

The goal of diagnosis is to understand what is happening to the client. Standardized psychological tests are administered at a specific time and date. The conclusions of the testing are used as a framework to further the therapeutic process.

Step 2 - Remedial / Psychotherapeutic process

The therapist acts as a catalyst, helping the client discover himself at his own time and pace and invites him/ her to focus on a particular aspect of behaviour that the client wishes to change.

Therapy would then continue on a short term (anything up to 25 sessions), mid - term (up to 75 sessions) or long term (anything over 75 sessions) basis.

Step 3 - Group Psychotherapy

Over a period of time, when the therapist feels that the client is ready to take responsibility for his / her feelings, he / she would be invited to move into a therapeutic group consisting of not more than three / four individuals – all of whom would have emotions manifesting at similar intensities and who have gone through individual therapy for a period of time.

The main advantage of group therapy is that the individual not only gets support, empathy, reaffirmation by members but also gains insights into their behaviour.

Sincere feedback from other group members helps the client in gaining anchorage and authentication of the real world.

Step 4 - Family Support

If the therapist feels that the client might hurt himself or someone else or when the client is put on psychopharmacological medication, the family support is vital.

Parents / spouses / children / relatives are brought into the picture so that they can understand the situation and learn how to help the client.

Step 5 - Psychiatric assessment (if deemed necessary)

Should the therapist feel that the client needs a support structure beyond that available, the client is recommended to a psychiatrist, who would then – on the basis of his diagnosis – prescribe the required psychopharmacological medication.

The therapist would actively monitor this process, along with the psychiatrist, until the psychiatrist feels that the medication can be reduced / withdrawn.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CLIENT AND THE THERAPIST AT SPRING ?

Nine important points of the relationship …

• This relationship is built upon solid foundation of warmth, respect, and acceptance. It is an equal relationship with de - emphasis on the status of the therapist.
  
  
• The client contracts with the therapist to make specific behavioural changes in himself.
  
  
• During the course of psychotherapy, the therapist grasps the client’s current state of mind.
  
  
• Based on this understanding, the therapist uses various techniques to help the client gain a realistic view of himself, and the problems that confront him.
  
  
• Within the therapeutic process, the client will be asked to identify and work on the effects of past issues that interfere with current functioning.
  
  
• The client discovers his or her own uniqueness in the relationship with the therapist.
  
  
• Through talking and other techniques the client is encouraged to experience intense emotions ‘within’ in order to gain insights into his unhealthy behavioural patterns. This knowledge then enables him to make the desired positive change.
  
  
• The therapist does not provide solutions, but instead assists the client in developing the means to make his or her own interpretations and arrive at the solutions that can help him in solving the problems.
  
  
• Once the goal is achieved the therapy comes to a natural conclusion.
  
  
  

HOW DOES SPRING WORK ?

The approach at Spring is ‘client-centric’ and not ‘ailment-centric’. We believe that healing the ‘self’ helps heal the ailment.

Spring draws on techniques from different schools such as

• Client - centred theory by Carl Roger,
  
• Gestalt Theory by Frederick Perls,
  
• Psychodrama by J. Moreno,
  
• Transactional Analysis by Eric Berne,
  
• Psychoanalytic Theory of Sigmund Freud,
  
• Eric Erickson’s theory on stages of development along with
  
• Abraham Maslow’s theory of Hierarchy of Needs and
  
• Existential Humanistic Theory.
  
  

Spring believes that, ultimately, ‘Life’ herself acts as a therapist taking us through different situations to come out of our old behavioural patterns that are based on conditioning, by repeatedly putting us in similar situations, be it a bad relationship or an uncomfortable work situation, until we finally learn to use our own inner wisdom.

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