How Does Process-Oriented Psychotherapy Work?

No two people are alike. Each of us is special and unique, with our own personal life story. We have all experienced pain and loss, and we all have wishes and hopes. For therapy to be successful, it is important that there is trust between client and therapist, as well as understanding and respect.

Working through process-oriented therapy is a method that contributes to a fully accepting atmosphere—an open, welcoming, and validating approach—along with a pace and path that guide you as the client exactly where it makes sense and brings release for you.

It is a very gentle, caring, and constructive form of therapy that starts from where you are right now and automatically adapts to exactly what you need. This means that you as a client do not need to dig deep into the past because working with the here and now usually provides answers and insight into what in your life history causes your current behaviors and vulnerabilities.

Through conversation, we first examine the actual situation you describe. Then we find out which feelings it activates in you. We give those feelings space and discover where in the body they “reside” and how they are experienced. From here, a process develops that is incredibly personal and unique.

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Relational Therapy

In relational therapy, the therapist does not function as a neutral and distant expert but rather as a fellow human being and co-creator in the therapeutic space. The therapy is alive and unfolds in the personal encounter and collaboration between client and therapist. We know that what we focus on captures our attention, and therefore relational therapy also emphasizes describing all areas of strength. These strengths are what should be nurtured to support the person through difficult times and into stronger relationships.

Relational therapy does not reduce or pathologize people by understanding their distress merely as a matter of having wrong or negative thought patterns. People are far more than their thoughts, and we believe that people’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences are deeply meaningful. Every individual deserves to be met with respect, openness, and genuine interest in their unique story.

Relational therapy is based on extensive research and experience-based knowledge, which must be applied with humility toward the client—who knows themselves and their own life best. Everyone desires growth and well-being, and relational therapy focuses on creating the conditions for this development and well-being to flourish and grow.

Psychological problems arise when people must handle painful experiences and overload alone.

In relational therapy, the client is given the opportunity to relate to and reflect on painful experiences within a genuine relationship that is present and caring. And it is precisely the love—a professional love expressed through deep empathy and humanity—that is healing in itself. The external loving relationship gives the client an inner loving relationship with themselves, their inner images, thoughts, and perceptions.

Relational therapy thus becomes a sanctuary where the client’s experiences, thoughts, and feelings can be brought into the light of a safe, present, and trusting relationship. Through this, the client can suddenly view themselves—and their experiences—with openness, curiosity, and acceptance, because these feelings are already present in the room and gently influence the client’s inner life. The process allows the client to understand and accept themselves and the person they have become.

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