titrated exposure (as opposed to flooding), yeah.

he is upfront about taking aspects from CBT, self psychology etc

Where he may differ from CBT (and here it depends on the therapist) is in seeing it as an understandable, even normal, response to unfortunate circumstances. So... No cognitive 'restructuring' though a little reframing.

Yeah, I found it validating too

Thats how come I put it here.