Therapy Approaches
This therapy focuses on identifying and changing distorted thinking patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
He is considered the father of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud
CBT uses these written exercises to track thoughts and feelings.
thought records
Exposure and response prevention is the gold-standard treatment for this disorder.
OCD
Therapists must keep client information private under this principle.
confidentiality
This humanistic approach developed by Carl Rogers emphasizes empathy and unconditional positive regard.
Person-Centered Therapy
This psychologist created REBT, a precursor to CBT.
Albert Ellis
Gradual exposure to a feared stimulus is known as this.
systematic desensitization
Behavioral activation is particularly effective for this condition.
depression
The obligation to protect clients from harm includes breaking confidentiality if needed.
duty to warn
A short-term, structured therapy effective for trauma using bilateral stimulation.
EMDR
She developed the concept of "interpersonal therapy."
Emma Dowling
A DBT skill that helps regulate overwhelming emotions.
tipp
This therapy is most effective for panic disorder.
CBT with interoceptive exposure
When a therapist feels overly connected or reactive to a client.
countertransference
This therapy examines how early relationships influence current behavior.
Psychodynamic Therapy
He created the hierarchy used in exposure therapy to treat phobias.
Joseph Wolpe
In ACT, clients learn to distance themselves from thoughts using this process.
cognitive defusion
A therapy combining mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies, often for chronic pain.
ACT
Obtaining a client’s agreement to treatment after explaining risks and benefits.
informed consent
A mindfulness-based therapy developed for treating borderline personality disorder.
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Developed logotherapy and wrote Man’s Search for Meaning.
Viktor Frankl
This therapeutic tool uses feedback to train control over physiological functions.
biofeedback
This approach is key in treating dissociative identity disorder.
phase-oriented trauma therapy
Treating a client with whom you have another relationship violates this guideline.
dual relationship prohibitions