Posted by Dinah on June 18, 2008, at 10:07:00
In reply to cognitive therapy doesn't feel accepting, posted by Happyflower on June 16, 2008, at 13:12:23
A lot of that is in the delivery.
My therapist does a lot of CBT, but his delivery was never harsh or unaccepting. It never felt like a grammar lesson. And he always recognized that validation was needed along with the cognitive stuff. He says that people need to be accepted as they are before they can change.
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