Confronting Negative Thoughts using Meseron Therapy: A Clinician Approach

Abstract

There have been many approaches and treatment modalities emanating from Africa, meseron therapy is a psychological treatment approach which originated from Nigeria. Its tenet is based on the African cultural  perspectives and religious belief of rejecting the negative and accepting the positive which may be due to the fact that locus of control in Africa is external. As meseron is now widely accepted in Nigeria and beyond, it becomes even more necessary to provide practical guidelines for its operationalization. In this article, the researchers demonstrate how clinicians- practitioners can use meseron as a therapy of choice in their practice more often by proposing guidelines/ procedures for it usage.

Keywords: Meseron, Therapy, cognitive reframing, culture-based psychotherapy