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Originally Posted by neutrino
Is psychodynamic therapy a kind of relational therapy? I've heard people say the relationship between the psychologist and the client is more important in psychodynamic therapy than in CBT.
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It's the other way around - relational psychotherapy is a form of psychodynamic psychotherapy. And yes, traditionally, the relationship is more important in psychodynamic therapy than in CBT.
I kind of like what I read about relational therapy, in terms of approach and focus - they work a lot with affects, which I think is an interesting area.
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Originally Posted by neutrino
But a psychodynamic therapist would engage in conversation, right? Or would I be doing all the talking all the time?
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The therapist will talk, too. Especially in the beginning, when you are getting to know each other. My current psychodynamic T leaves very long silences and sometimes says very little, but previous Ts I've had have talked quite a lot. So it varies from one psychodynamic T to another.