Lack of self-confidence, low self-esteem, feelings of helplessness, negative images of self are just some of the unwanted feelings and opinions that can make our everyday functioning more difficult. In order to resist these forces in each person's life there is empowerment that can be provided by the family, community or society. Such empowerment is also present in some psychotherapeutic modalities such as Alfred Adler's therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral therapies, Reality therapy, Gestalt therapy and Feminist therapy. In each of these therapeutic modalities, empowerment is present in various forms, from basic counseling techniques to basic techniques that are characteristic for individual therapy. The success of each therapeutic process lies in the relationship between the therapist and the client, and one of preconditions for a good relationship is empowerment. As in therapeutic relationship in social work in relation of social worker and the user progress is impossible without empowerment. Some forms of empowerment that are applied in psychotherapeutic work in the work of social workers are effective in the counseling process, but given the conditions of work of particular social workers, the empowerment of users is often neglected resulting in user dissatisfaction. That is why it is necessary to identify which concepts and theoretical techniques are appropriate for use in practice of social work for the purpose of empowering the users. In addition to the need to empower the users, there is also a need to strengthen social workers so they both can act on an individual and social level.