Can Holistic Psychotherapies Be Brief?

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dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Dulce
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-13T22:13:37Z
dc.date.available2024-12-13T22:13:37Z
dc.date.issued2024-10
dc.description.abstractCan holistic therapies be brief? This project aims to offer a few therapeutic, philosophical, sociological and social justice rationales to illustrate that a holistic approach (like the one proposed here) and brief psychotherapy have fundamental differences, making it impossible to merge into one therapeutic modality without causing potential harm to users. The question of whether a holistic therapy could be brief arises from the increased demand for brief therapies, the growing acceptance of a holistic approach to psychotherapy, and the prevailing capitalist narrative that has filtered into intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships in a variety of ways. Brief therapies are growing in demand because they represent an affordable alternative to open-ended therapies. However, brief therapies may respond not only to economic pressures but also to the internalization of capitalist core values that seek faster results while diminishing human complexity and overlooking the needs and rhythms of the body and psyche. Currently, no holistic brief therapy (HBT) is on the horizon; however, the growing acceptance of holistic therapies and the permanent pressure to achieve faster results in almost all areas of human life might incubate the idea that HBT is not only possible but necessary.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2613
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectholistic therapy
dc.subjectbrief therapy
dc.subjectpsyche
dc.subjectrhythms
dc.subjectrelationships
dc.subjectcapitalism
dc.subjectsocial justice
dc.titleCan Holistic Psychotherapies Be Brief?
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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