I honestly never really had much idea. I didn't really give it much thought. In retrospect, all of my therapists were rather eclectic, using approaches that varied on what I needed to work through a particular issue or maybe learn a particular skill. It worked for me. I don't think I would have liked a therapist that only used one therapy modality.

My last therapist was more direct in explaining to me his various approaches, but he was a psychologist and was definitely more broadly skilled than the other two (who were also good for what I needed at the time). He approached things very psychoeducationally with me because he knew I was interested as a teacher, and he enjoys teaching too, so I was probably more aware of his various modalities because of that.