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Objective. This study examines the effects of process-oriented approach to working with body symptoms on clients' symptom severity, well-being, and satisfaction. Method. We used an additive design. Quantitative repeated measures were obtained from 67 participants randomized into experimental and control groups. Thirty-five participants from the experimental group underwent an experimental session by using Process-oriented Psychology, and were administered questionnaires immediately before, immediately after, and one week after the session. Thirty-two participants in the control group were administered questionnaires twice - one week apart, while no session was provided in the meantime. We used the following methods for data collection: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), Individual Symptoms Scale (ŠIP), and Outcome Rating Scale (ORS). The effect of process-oriented approach was assessed using a two-way ANOVA for repeated measures, supplemented by Tukey's post-hoc test and descriptive statistics on subjective session rating scales. Results. Compared to the control group, the experimental group clients displayed a subjective alleviation of reported symptoms, a significantly larger improvement in subjective well-being, and higher satisfaction (in society) after the session. Conclusions. Process-oriented approach to working with body symptoms seems to be effective in reducing the severity of subjectively reported symptoms and increasing well-being and satisfaction in society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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