Abstract
Psychotherapy involves far more than fixing what is wrong in a person’s life. Whether in analytically oriented personal psychotherapy or in drug and alcohol counselling, a shift to personal responsibility creates the possibility for significant change. The client finds something of value in her or his life, something bigger than the self, which warrants the work and sacrifice required for gaining higher ground. The Dramatic Psychological Storytelling (DPS) model is about ‘detecting’ that Meaning, as Victor Frankl2 stated. From Freud’s earliest efforts and use of the word psyche/soul, at least one stream of the Clinical and Counselling world has centered on a search for Meaning. The introduction of Frankl’s logotherapy in the 1950’s, along with the work of Rollo May3 and others brought that focus forward.
In Greek, the word for ‘soul’ is psyche.It also means ‘breath’ or ‘life’.This ancient word carries the wisdom that we are more than our genetic makeup.More than our life histories, more than our cultural lineage.
Carol Gilligan, The Birth of Pleasure1
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Allen, R., Krebs, N. (2007). Clinical and Counselling. In: Dramatic Psychological Storytelling. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230800557_15
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