Published: December 2022

Keywords:
Psychotherapy, capitalism, Maturana, biology, genetically predetermined, interaction, environment, context, request, sacrifice.

Giorgos Giannousis

Dr, Giorgos Giannousis is a psychotherapist and author. He is also a supervisor of mental health professionals, an instructor of candidate psychotherapists and the Director of the training program in Evolutionary Systemic Counselling & Psychotherapy held at the Systemic School of Psychotherapy ‘NIMA’. He is the author of the book ‘Experiential Guide to Psychotherapy’ (published by Armos-2021) and frequently writes articles of scientific and general interest.

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Abstract

Today’s resurgence of discussions about collective attempts and forms of collective action is ‘born’ because of the need to resolve people’s everyday problems, which the capitalistic form of organization creates, but at the same time fails to resolve or balance them. Within this condition, it is necessary to reconstruct and re-familiarize with the psychotherapeutic theory and practice. Another issue that emerges is in what ways the art of psychotherapy and the psychotherapist can stand with ‘adequacy’ and be useful in the process of improving the world. In this transitional phase, the most specific question for us arises, ‘in what ways could psychotherapy be a solution for people’s current impasses?’