I think most T's use a combination of techniques rather than being hard-fast with only one approach. My T is probably 75-80% behavioral in his approach. But looking at the past was directly tied to the CBT work, not done separately, so who know?

I think transference issues can come up with a T of any approach as evidenced by what others have said on this forum. True, transference absolutely never comes up with my therapist, but that doesn't have anything to do with my therapy with him being any less emotional; I just don't tend towards transference issues.