What type of therapeutic approach does your T use with you?

I care what kind so I know what the therapist is doing. One will explain and the other does not. Having two of the same kind means I know what they are trying to do even with the one who tries to keep info from me. I am completely against cbt for me and I refuse to do it. I don't want eclectic either unless the therapist is willing to say what kind and why when they change.

My t does Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and Somatic Experiencing. Toss in some art therapy, meditation, mindfulness, and just plain talk therapy too. We focus a lot on what happens between us in the session, and our relationship.

I get what you're saying. I don't think anyone on this thread has said their T refused to say what technique they used. Mine didn't tell me at the first appointment, and I'm sure part of that was that I showed up severely depressed and on the verge of suicidal. Not a time to be discussing mundane things like technique.

My T did list the typical approaches she uses on her website. But I was never sure which ones she was using with me.

The first few sessions, I don't even know if she knew what approach to use with me. I think we started out mostly CBT (that's her specialty). But I was excelling at the hw...in fact overwhelming her with it...lol I think it was around the 8th session that we changed the way we were working. I had to get comfortable with her and she had to get comfortable with me. I think we had to go through some trial and error.

I guess it's kind of like psych meds. The doctor pretty much knows what type of med will work for you (anti-depressants, mood-stabilizers, anti-anxiety, anti-psychotic, etc.) but there are many types of medications in each category that have slight differences. Maybe that's the same with therapy styles?

I see a counselling psychologist who uses/trained in CBT, EMDR & Schema Therapy.

For me it's the Schema Therapy approach we are using xx

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I forgot to add that she has her less-traditional approach as well....

psychodynamic

Eclectic: Psychodynamic combined with behavioral (DBT/CBT)

psychodynamic

We've never discussed it, really.

We haven't discussed it, either, but it is obvious to me that he has a psychodynamic approach. He also uses a lot of terminology and concepts from affect psychology, but that's not really a therapeutic approach, just a model to explain how emotions work.

I don't even know. I didn't ask nor do we discuss it.

Psychoanalysis.

hazel, do you mean attachment-based therapy which is based on attachment theory?

or, do you mean attachment therapy, which does speak of having "corrective attachment therapy" but isn't based on the attachment theory? it is rather controversial from what i read.

Attachment-based therapy. Corrective emotional experiences are a part of several different kinds of therapy. I know what you are talking about, and no its not the super-controversial stuff.

oh good. i thought so but i got a little concerned for you.

Yeah, I understand. That's why I try to avoid saying "attachment therapy", because it has negative methods attached to it. My T just focuses on our relationship as a vehicle for explaining what I am going through and for healing. It works really well for me.

Integrative relational body psychotherapy with a lot of emphasis on attachment and the relationship.

Client-centered, humanistic psychotherapy. She is very hands-off. She doesn't push me, waits for me to bring things up, and is highly boundaried.

1.)Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) by Sue Johnson.

2.) Psycodrama

My T uses mostly mindfulness-based approaches, but it's been clear as we've been working together that she pulls on a lot of theories and just knows a lot about a lot of things. She uses CBT -- she knows some DBT -- she often mentions family systems stuff since I talk about family of origin problems. She's mentioned trainings she's gone to in all kinds of approaches.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy.