What is eclectic counseling?

Answer 1

An eclectic counsellor is one who will select what is applicable to the client from a wide range of theories, methods and practices. Justification is based on the very recent theory that there is no proof that any one approach works better than all others for a specific problem. The counter argument to this theory is that the counsellor must be equally familiar with the dozens of modalities in fashion today, and cannot be held accountable for the effective use of any single one. He is able to pick and choose at whim, and can never be said to have 'exhausted' any single modality.