Journal therapy is the act of keeping a written record and analysing it, with the goal of arriving at an understanding of the issues in one’s life. By giving time to expressive writing, individuals can manage damaging thoughts and feelings. The subject of such writing often deals with memories and experiences that may be too difficult or painful to work through using verbal forms of therapy.
themselves, have
raised. As the
subject material is
usually of a disconcerting nature, it follows that the individual is persuaded to face these topics in order that they may relieve themselves of a burden that is causing suffering or increasing its intensity.
The therapist can also employ such methods as a group writing exercise or may even ask for a stream-of-consciousness style piece, whereby it is not the stylistic aspects or sentence structure that are of note, but rather the content. The themes revealed in all sessions are explored and discussed before the individual is asked to consider completing a written task by the time of the next meeting ...
Typically, a trained therapist will ask the individual to
prepare for a session by composing a short
paragraph. This initial writing details
exactly what is occurring in their
life to cause distress or anxiety.
When the focus of the session
has been set, the individual is
encouraged to write in more
depth about the issues that they,
