Abstract
This paper aims to present the contributions of the social constructionist perspective to the understanding of Counselling Psychology. The main social constructivist assumptions in the field of social psychology and family therapy are put into dialogue with the contemporary definitions of Counselling Psychology, in view of the postmodern crisis experienced by this discipline. Considering the lack of Brazil-wide studies on the subject, we briefly present some social constructionist theories used in the field of counselling in other countries. Additionally, we discuss international studies whose authors address the use of counselling from a social constructionist perspective. These aspects provide the basis for critical considerations on the use of this perspective in the field of Counselling. They also enable us to propose Counselling Psychology as a way to produce meaning in an action plan for reconnecting people, networks and institutions, with the inclusion of multiple protagonists and professionals acting as facilitators of this connective process and as partners in the redescription of individual suffering in a social transformation agenda.
Psychological Counselling; Social Constructionism; Theoretical Study