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Therapy for gifted children and adolescents, and the context in which they live: Connecting from individuality

ARTICLEVirginie Casier - 57–2 (2019)

SUMMARY

With relevant literature and by using case material from my own practice, this article shows that person-centered experiential psy- chotherapy is valuable in meeting the therapeutic needs of gifted children and adolescents and the context in which they live. I offer an example on how experiential therapy can be done with this group of clients in relation to the theme of ‘connection and in- dividuality’.
I also argue for more expertise among psychotherapists on the specifics of gifted people and its effect on the therapeutic process and the connection with their environment.

KEYWORDS

Giftedness, uniqueness, connection, existential, experiential

The tPeP (Journal Person-centered experiential Psychotherapy) is the scientific journal for Dutch and Flemish psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, that work from, or are interested in a client-centered perspective.