[circles5]

Hi.
Ive recently been diagnosed with 3 personality disorders along side my three anxiety disorders. (In my sig)
Ive had lots of cbt on the past for my anxiety disorders and the 'magic moment' in cbt is when you do a exposure response prevention excersise. Dont engage on safety behaviours- and then very importantly reflecting on what happened and challenging the validity of your beliefs.

Now for intergerative I dont have a clue. It seems very client led and the T picks up on things i say, my body language, hidden emotions (that i thought were hidden.. but i guess not) and challenges them.
Where is the change/transformation with this therapy?
I feel like all were doing is talking. It is early days...

I assume i have to take the alternative viewpoint presented to me and consistently apply it in my life? But that sounds so incredibly hard... how can you be ontop of things all the time like that..
If so.. how long until one sees results?
I really want to engage with this but i dont feel i have a handle on what im supposed to be doing. Very different to cbt.

C5

[Ididitmyway]

You mean "integrative" therapy? This is the first time I hear of such approach. I googled it and here is the website explaining it What is Integrative Psychotherapy?

I just skimmed through it. Sounds sensible on the surface, but, in practice, this seems like a very lofty goal. I am not sure how it can be achieved, especially if it's done by just one therapist, because it requires a training in many different modalities. Also, if they do all that stuff simultaneously, this can be way too overwhelming. There is a limit of how much we can process at each given time period. If you are pushing it in all directions, this could be more harmful than helpful. But, again, I know nothing about this approach, so I certainly can't give an educated opinion about it.

[Echos Myron redux]

Integrative therapy isn't a modality, it describes a blending of different modalities, so what it looks like will depend on which modalities your therapist is integrating.
It sounds like your therapist is largely person-centred and/or psychodynamic. Those modalities value the relationship and what emerges in it, which is why it is client led. I would recommend talking to your therapist about your therapy, what modalities s/he integrates, and how the work might be helpful to you. It's a collaborative endeavour and it's almost always helpful to discuss it with the therapist.