Posted by Noa on May 20, 2000, at 15:00:24
In reply to Re: Psychotherapy v. CBT, posted by Cindy W on May 20, 2000, at 12:23:55
Cindy makes an excellent point. I think there have been studies of the effectiveness of different psychotherapeutic orientations, that found that it is what is shared among the different approaches (the qualities Cindy mentioned) that are the most effective tools.
That being said, I am always very wary of anyone who is any kind of "purist", ie, they only do one kind of therapy. In my mind, the client's needs will guide the therapy, and the therapist will draw from his or her set of tools to help. I had a bit of a reaction reading your post about the CBT therapist being anti-med.
I think CBT is very in vogue right now, because it lends itself to a short-term model, which is, of course, favored by managed care. I am not knocking short term therapy or CBT. Sometimes it is exactly what the doctor ordered. But it is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all approach, especially if it is rigidly "pure" and rigidly short-term.
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