Life Skills Training

Person-centered therapy speaks to an approach that offers patients more of a role in finding solutions to their problems. The patient does most of the talking, which takes away the more traditional authoritarian position of the therapist and invites the patient to be a more significant part of the process. Here, a therapist acts as more of an educated listener and compassionate facilitator of the experience. The patient will not be redirected or interrupted. Instead, they will be offered support while they engage in the process of self-discovery. In order to work, the therapist must use empathy, acceptance, and compassion at all times, and they are encouraged not to interrupt or interfere with the patient’s expression.