Psychotherapy Process Influenced by Client’s Age: Evidence from Professional Clinical Practice

Abstract

Many attempts have been made to understand factors that contribute reclamation and recovery in psychotherapeutic process. Several studies focused their attention on specific inquiry identifying influences such as settings, environments, culture, approaches but further studies are essential to evolve investigating clients age impacting the psychotherapeutic process. This study focuses on client age, which is believed to be directly related to the outcomes of healing and recovery. The main purpose is identifying psychotherapeutic difficulties and challenges related to the age of the client. The presented data are collected from real psychotherapeutic practice. Methods used to collect data are evidence-based directly from therapeutic process and a thematic data analysis has been made together with behavioral analysis. Some of conclusions suggest that a lot of knowledge from therapist is needed related to psychological and human development, client’s culture, client’s actual activities and interactions outside session which are different in different age. 

Received: 16 May 2024 / Accepted: 26 August 2024 / Published: 05 September 2024