Methods and Techniques in Psychotherapy and Psychological Counselling

Methods and Techniques in Psychotherapy and Psychological Counselling

Lectures: 15

Seminars: 15

Tutorials: 0

ECTS credit: 3

Lecturer(s): prof. dr. Žvelc Gregor

• Research of common factors in psychotherapy and principles of therapeutic change.
• Diagnostic assessment and planning of psychotherapy and counselling.
• Establishing therapeutic alliance.
• First meeting with clients.
• Contracts in psychotherapy and counselling.
• Phases of psychotherapy and counselling.
• Methods of working in psychotherapeutic relationship.
• Attunement, empathic responsiveness and presence of therapist.
• Working with ruptures of therapeutic alliance.
• Techniques of inquiry.
• Cognitive and behavioral techniques.
• Techniques focused on emotions and body.
• Use of creative media and positive resources.
• Working with transference and countertransference.
• New empirical validated techniques in psychotherapy.
• Mindfulness and psychotherapy.
• Ending of psychotherapy/counselling and evaluation.
• Fundamentals of supervision and mentorship.

- Žvelc, G. in Žvelc, M. (2021). Integrative psychotherapy: A Mindfulness- and Compassion-Oriented Approach. Routledge COBISS.SI-ID - 49172227
- Erskine, R. G. (2015). Relational patterns, therapeutic presence: Concepts and practice of integrative psychotherapy. Karnac Books. COBISS.SI-ID - 142269443 https://search-ebscohost-com.nukweb.nuk.uni-lj.si/login.aspx?direct=tru…
- Žvelc, G. (Ur.) (2019). Terapija sprejemanja in predanosti: Čuječnost in psihološka fleksibilnost v psihoterapiji. Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. COBISS.SI-ID – 62061571 https://ebooks.uni-lj.si/zalozbaul//catalog/book/158
- Žvelc, M. in Žvelc, G. (2024). Mindfulness and compassion in integrative supervision. Routledge.