Biodynamic Massage Therapist Someone trained in the Gerda Boyesen method of therapy, which involves gentle massage to help bring out deep feelings and release tension and energy blocks. Bioenergetic Therapist Someone trained in bioenergetics, an approach developed by Alexander Lowen which lays the main emphasis on working directly with the body using massage and physical stress positions to bring out deep feelings and release tension and energy blocks. Body Psychotherapist A psychotherapist who by working directly or indirectly with the body acknowledges its significance as the embodiment of a greater whole that includes the client's mental, emotional, spiritual, sexual and societal life. Bodywork Therapist Someone trained in one or more of the schools of body therapy, such as bioenergetics, polarity therapy, postural integration, rebirthing etc, which tend to take the client into deep emotional or unconscious material quite quickly. Breath Therapist Someone who uses techniques involving the client's breathing in certain specialised ways which can take the client into deep emotional material which may be harder to reach by other methods.
Many counsellors also deal with long-term problems.
Counselling can also be done on a couple, family or group basis. Some counsellors also use active techniques and give specific advice. To be accredited by AHPP, counsellors must meet requirements which include training totalling at least 450 tutor-contact hours, and must have received at least 80 hours of personal counselling or therapy, have completed at least 3 years' supervised practice at a recommended ratio, and to have worked after completion of training with at least six clients for varying duration over a minimum period of two years and to have a minimum caseload of 6 clients at the time of application. Psychologist A psychologist qualified in the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy, and also trained in the systematic application of psychological knowledge to their work with clients. They are often based in institutions and work with people with severe problems, either in a group or individual setting.