Temperament Therapy is a form of counseling that is not the traditional way of dealing with psychology. This form of therapy often works faster and helps patients more because a counselor will try to immediately identify what the problem is, and then use techniques to relieve the patient emotionally rather than spend time trying to find more hidden problems.
First to understand what Temperament Therapy is, one needs to define the term Temperament. The temperament of a human is who he or she really is. Humans are not limited strictly to a genetic makeup. The way each individual reacts to others, to situations and to the environment around them shows an inherent Temperament value. To understand this, one has to first believe that humans are created by God. Therefore there is a certain degree of humanity, emotion and instinct that is already in each individual when they are born.
Just because humans are born with a certain Temperament or blend does not mean that they are stuck to a certain behavior. Many factors influence a Temperament over time and would determine certain personality outcomes in a person's life.
Environment plays a part in Temperament as well. For example, the best child in the world can be hardened if brought up in violent neighborhood. But a weaker child could also be made stronger in the same environment if he decides to better himself in spite of his environment. Also, God Himself can change a person by His mighty works in their life.
Temperament Therapy is a special blend of ministry and psychology where a counselor needs to use the skills of a psychologist, but then minister to the patient through coaching techniques. The counselor would need to identify the problem immediately and assist the person with trying to find out what really matters in his life.
God has a plan for each creation of His, and sometimes their own personal desires conflict with His plan and they need a little reminder to seek out what is really important in life, not just what they think may be important to them for whatever reason.
When considering therapy, Temperament may indeed have a lot to offer counselors in terms of discovering the true problems in life and being able to treat them rather than always digging deeper for more conflicts and the reasons for conflict.
It may be more beneficial to accept an issue in life as that, rather than searching for why that issue exists, or what led up to it. People who seek Temperament Therapy are often helped greatly, at a much faster rate than by those who seek psychiatry therapy.
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