What does it mean to use an Adlerian approach?
An Adlerian approach is based on the work of Alfred Adler, a contemporary of Sigmund Freud. According to this approach, we are all striving for significance, striving to be important in some way, and what is significant or important is different for each of us. As we strive for short-term and long-term goals, we may use methods to achieve our goals that are not as effective as we think they are or as effective as they used to be. Therapy from this view, then, involves finding more effective and satisfying ways of meeting our goals.
