What type of therapy do you do?

Mountaindewed · Jul 23, 2021 at 03:27 PM

I’ve only ever done CBT with a therapist. I think the others are maybe for more complex diagnosis? But I may be wrong.

One of my therapists at one point mentioned me possibly doing occupational therapy. Not sure why. I thought that was just for kids. I think I may have done it in preschool along with my speech therapy. I just remember doing a lot of one on one with my speech teacher and I remember her pushing me on a giant flying saucer shaped swing a lot.

I was non verbal until I was 4. I remember when I started talking my mom had to send a recording of me talking to my school.

ElectricManatee · Jul 23, 2021 at 06:07 PM

One of my therapists does relational therapy, probably alongside some other stuff, but relational therapy is her main thing. I see the other one for DBT and EMDR. My diagnoses are anxiety and depression related. CBT has never worked for me and sometimes makes things worse because I often find it invalidating.

ArtieTheSequal · Jul 23, 2021 at 06:22 PM

Jungian depth therapy primarily along with a dose of other modalities thrown in for good measure (sand play, humanistic, psychodynamic, transpersonal, spiritual).

stopdog · Jul 23, 2021 at 10:32 PM

I think both women professed to be psychodynamic -but I have no idea what they thought they were doing. From where I was - they did nothing. It would not have mattered what label they put on it.

Merope · Jul 24, 2021 at 03:51 AM

He does integrative with me.

ChickenNoodleSoup · Jul 24, 2021 at 04:46 AM

My T does a mixture of things, it's mostly psychodynamic therapy. He's trained in CBT, MBT, DBT and TFP and integrates parts of all those into our sessions. Which to me seems a pretty good mix for BPD, which is my diagnosis.

*Beth* · Jul 24, 2021 at 04:17 PM

CBT and psychodynamic therapy, but the psychodynamic we do mostly while using the sand tray.

koru_kiwi · Jul 25, 2021 at 12:47 AM

i've done mainly psychodynamic (with my long term ex-t,) nuerofeedback therapy, and the past couple of years i've been partaking in psychedelic assisted therapy (both mdma and psilocybin). all of these therapies have mainly been to address developmental trauma/CPTSD and DID. of all of them, the most beneficial for me have by far been the nuerofeedback and psychedelic therapies.

Lemoncake · Jul 25, 2021 at 02:56 AM

I did mainly psychodynamic for around 4 years.

ArtleyWilkins · Jul 25, 2021 at 05:56 PM

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.

velcro003 · Jul 25, 2021 at 08:54 PM

My T is a person-centered therapist, and she says it is about the relationship in the room for the basis of trust.

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ElectricManatee Magnate Member Since May 2017 Location: Earth Posts: 2,515 6 4,704 hugs given	Jul 23, 2021 at 06:07 PM #2 One of my therapists does relational therapy, probably alongside some other stuff, but relational therapy is her main thing. I see the other one for DBT and EMDR. My diagnoses are anxiety and depression related. CBT has never worked for me and sometimes makes things worse because I often find it invalidating.
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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,236 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,766 hugs given	Jul 23, 2021 at 06:22 PM #3 Jungian depth therapy primarily along with a dose of other modalities thrown in for good measure (sand play, humanistic, psychodynamic, transpersonal, spiritual).
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Merope Veteran Member Member Since Jan 2018 Location: Somewhere in a cloud Posts: 719 6 479 hugs given	Jul 24, 2021 at 03:51 AM #5 He does integrative with me.
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ChickenNoodleSoup Grand Poohbah Member Since Apr 2017 Location: In a land far far away Posts: 1,575 7 1,305 hugs given	Jul 24, 2021 at 04:46 AM #6 My T does a mixture of things, it's mostly psychodynamic therapy. He's trained in CBT, MBT, DBT and TFP and integrates parts of all those into our sessions. Which to me seems a pretty good mix for BPD, which is my diagnosis.
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Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Jul 24, 2021 at 04:17 PM #7 CBT and psychodynamic therapy, but the psychodynamic we do mostly while using the sand tray. __________________
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Lemoncake Luna's offical mini me. Member Since May 2017 Location: Cafe Nervosa. Posts: 9,698 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.2k hugs given	Jul 25, 2021 at 02:56 AM #9 I did mainly psychodynamic for around 4 years. __________________ "Love, like life, flows Through the heart. Feel the thrill of the flow And say nothing."
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velcro003 Elder Member Since Oct 2008 Posts: 7,361 15 25 hugs given	Jul 25, 2021 at 08:54 PM #11 My T is a person-centered therapist, and she says it is about the relationship in the room for the basis of trust.
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