Toung Adult Counseling

Aaron T Beck, psychiatrist who led the formation of the cognitive behavioral therapy echole, suggested that the psychological problems experienced were caused by dysfunctional thoughts and the lack of appropriate behavioral coping skills. For this reason, with the cognitive and behavioral therapy approach applied to individuals, by putting the thought in the center, as a result of the events experienced by the individual, the processes of perceiving and making sense of these situations are evaluated. In this assessment process, through thoughts, feelings and behaviors, focusing on noticing the basic beliefs and automatic thoughts in the cognitive process of the person, monitoring their behavior and problem solving. This approach is used in the solution of many psychological problems.

Sand play therapy has taken place in the literature by Dora Kalff with the combination of Jung’s approach and Lowenfeld’s method. Sandplay therapy includes both directive and non-directive approaches. This method is an approach administered to children as of 8 years of age, adolescents and adults. In this method, numerous miniatures, trays painted in blue and natural sand materials are used. With this method, which is used in both children and adults, the unconscious processes of the individual are reflected through miniatures and sand. With this method, the client connects with his internal and external psychological processes and thus realizes the healing process with the integrity formed in his psyche. This method is used in many problems in the field of child, adolescent and adult mental health.

The EMDR ‘Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy’ method was asserted by Dr Francine Shapiro in 1987. This approach states that there are unfinished memories behind the problems experienced by individuals. Therefore, the basic principle in this method is to work through the past disturbing experiences, namely memories, to reprocess these memories, and to enable the client to look at these experiences from a healthy, non-disturbing perspective. The approach is carried out by providing desensitization with bidirectional excitation. This method is used in many psychological problems, especially trauma.