A Relational Approach to Suffering

What is it about?

This is a theoretical outline of how a radical relational approach in therapy may not only afford a unique understanding of suffering that may be unavailable from other therapeutic orientations, but also influence the therapist’s response to the sufferer in a transformative and healing way

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Why is it important?

Suffering is often assumed to be inherently bad, thus the emphasis on alleviating the suffering through various therapeutic and medicinal techniques. There is a wealth of literature, however, that indicates that people grow through the experience of suffering. Instead of automatically anaesthetizing or avoiding suffering, we can explore the experience of suffering as it may prove to be beneficial to the sufferer in the end.