Life Review Therapy
Help clients reflect on their past, find meaning, and heal with Life Review Therapy. Use this guide to support deeper self-awareness and emotional growth.
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Commonly asked questions
Life Review Therapy helps cancer patients process their experiences by reflecting on their life cycle, both the challenges and meaningful moments. This approach can ease psychological distress, reduce depressive symptoms, and promote a sense of ego integrity and spiritual well-being. Combined with pain and symptom management, it offers emotional relief and helps individuals find peace.
Yes, therapeutic life review can be a powerful tool for individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder. By revisiting past experiences in a safe, structured way, clients can reframe negative events and gain a new perspective. This process helps reduce emotional distress and promotes healing, making it a valuable addition to trauma-focused therapies.
While life therapy is commonly used with older adults, especially in targeting cancer patients or those in palliative care, it can benefit people of all ages. Anyone struggling with unresolved emotions, life transitions, or depressive symptoms can gain insight and healing through guided reflection.
By sharing life stories, individuals can pass wisdom, values, and personal experiences to future generations. This process strengthens family connections and helps create a meaningful legacy. Life Review Therapy allows individuals to reflect on their impact, offering guidance and inspiration to those who come after them.
