SUPRA: What com­pon­ents make ad­ven­ture the­ra­py ef­fec­ti­ve?

This ar­tic­le iden­ti­fies the com­pon­ents that mer­ge to form the di­sci­pli­ne of ad­ven­ture the­ra­py as well as ex­ami­nes what sets this ap­proach apart from other forms of psy­cho­the­ra­py. The­se com­pon­ents are or­ga­ni­zed around the acro­nym: SUPRA, mea­ning abo­ve and bey­ond. SUPRA al­li­te­ra­tively stands for Sa­tu­ra­ted So­lu­ti­ons, Uni­que Uni­ver­se, Pur­po­seful Pro­gram, Re­du­ced Re­sis­tance, and Au­then­tic Ad­ven­ture. The ar­tic­le con­cludes with im­pli­ca­ti­ons for the­ra­peu­tic prac­ti­tio­ners.