Neuro-Linguistic Perspective of Long- and Short-Term Psychotherapy of Grief. Theoretical Background, Method and Case-Studies

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Neuro-Linguistic Perspective of Long- and Short-Term Psychotherapy of Grief. Theoretical Background, Method and Case-Studies

Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2018, Vol 21, Issue 1

Abstract

Introduction: Grief and loss are topics that appear quite often in psychotherapy. They have always been present in people's lives through culture and religion. Existential ideas (Yalom, 1999; Frankl, 2008) and the ideas of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross (1969) are quite common in the psychotherapy of people in mourning. Objectives: This article shows a neuro-linguistic model of work with loss and grief. It draws from the assumptions of neuro-linguistic psychotherapy (NLPt) and is inspired by contemporary research on effectiveness (Milman, 2013; Hall, 2014). The “4 steps for handling bereavement and loss” were developed as a result of modelling of successful mourning processes and modelling of psychotherapeutic activities aimed at supporting people in mourning, developed in the constructivist and narrative trends (Marwit, Klass, 1996; Gillies, Neimeyer, 2005; Fuller, 2009; Stroebe, 1997; Walter, 1996; Gillies, Neimeyer) taken by the people working with the NLPt approach (Witt et all, 2011). Methods: This paper presents the assumptions of the model, theoretical background, models and tools, 2 case studies and conclusions on the applicability of the model in psychotherapy of clients reporting various symptoms. Results: The cases discussed illustrate its usefulness in both short-term and long-term therapeutic processes. A short-term, structured, 5-session intervention led to measurable changes described by the client and his family. In a long-term psychotherapy of a person suffering from bereavement for a person who, during life, evoked ambivalent feelings and traumatic issues in relationship, there were observed several positive changes (also at the level of personality) and personal growth. Conclusions: The model shows potential at supporting people in bereavement and as a practical set of techniques and it allows working in a form similar to crisis intervention and undertaking deeper work at the level of personality disorders.

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Przemysław Turkowski

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