I think therapy must apply to the person and the causes of feeling unwell. It is bizarre but accepted to put someone traumatized in here and now therapy, when they need to process the past. It was equally bizarre to put me, an ASD "sufferer" in psychodynamic therapy and believe I would come out normal. The first example happens a lot. The second still happens in France.

You must be an expert not to understand that the approaches to trauma vs something you're born with have to be different. But psychiatry believes blindly in ONE cure for ALL. And they say I'm insane...

Sidenote, true analysis does not accept trauma, it says it can't happen but you make it up in your mind. But a more polished version that does accept trauma can of course be useful. Especially if certain steps are skipped like bizarre symbols like the spider is your mom and stuff like that.

As for things like OCD, it is proven that practicing with a knowledgeable and supportive behavioral therapist is the best. It simply depends on what the issue is.

Something I am quizzical of in all therapies is when the therapist becomes your only friend. Sadly it happens. I feel that everyone is in need of real friends and you cannot be healthy without a social context. Unfortunately, much more effort is put in online dating, the world would be a better place if you could find friends that way as easily but being alone is sort of taboo. Another thing is when therapy upsets people to the point they must go to forums and sort of have therapy for their therapy. That shouldn't have to happen, right?