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Originally Posted by 1914sierra
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.
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Mine was pure cbt....it was part of a study on cbt so that was all they used. I realize is isn't the normal situation as most T's are encountered in the wild and not in an academic environment.
And yes the transference stuff can come up in any relationship but I know my T never even spoke about herself or her experiences or even remotely judged mine..she would ask how I felt about things but everything was technique based and only if I expressed the desire to change something...if they were ever to make an impartial artificial intelligence that could supply therapy techniques she would be the model...in contrast I did develop transference with my pdoc because he seemed to care about me as a person and share things about himself as well. For me the emotional component defined whether I got transference or not. Just my experience I have no doubt it would vary for others...