The individual may need to unload and air his problems, and it is important the counselor affirms the worth of the client by listening. However, just sharing doesn't bring resolution to the problems. Furthermore, if the individual had the answer within himself he wouldn't really need a counselor. As a system of psychology derived from Sigmund Freud, Psychoanalysis stresses the importance of the unconscious and dynamic forces in psychic functioning. Psychoanalysis strives on making the unconscious more conscious.
Reality therapy consists of a series of theoretical principles.
It is applicable to individuals with behavioral and emotional problems, as well as those experiencing identity crisis. The crux of this theory is personal responsibility for one's own behavior. Rational-Emotive therapists utilize many cognitive, affective, and behavioral methods to reorient the patient's belief system. Somatic Psychotherapy works with attention to the bodily experience. It makes use of breath, sensory awareness, movement, and one's spatial sense and boundaries.