Posted by Dinah on October 7, 2003, at 8:53:20
In reply to Re: confused about what is good...may trigger*****, posted by jay on October 7, 2003, at 8:37:27
The research shows that therapist theoretical orientation has little to do with therapy outcome. The biggest indicator of therapy success is the client's perception of the therapeutic relationship.
Catharsis may not be right for every patient. But it's not wrong for every patient either. We're all different and have different needs.
CBT may also not be right for every patient either, although it is certainly not wrong for every patient. The same thing for person centered and brief therapy.
And if my therapist was too goal directed and mentioned contracts, I'd dig in my heels and do the exact opposite of what he wanted. Different things work for different people.
I'll try to look up some of the latest outcome research if I get some time. It's really very interesting. But if you were to sum up a large body of research, the most simple description of the outcome is that old view (Rogers was it?) that the relationship is everything.
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