Power, powerlessness, and empowerment in psychotherapy

All models and theories of psychosocial psychotherapy have the common denominator of empowering the patient. The experience of mental disorder heightens the experience of inequality in relations, making the patient feel overwhelmed. Psychotherapists should redress this imbalance by empowering their patients. The formation of trust relationships gives the patient power in that they are causing someone to listen to their hardhips.