Theories of psychotherapy and counseling

psychotherapy integration

attempt to look beyond the confines of single-school approaches to see what can be learned from other perspectives and how clients can benefit from a variety of ways conducting therapy

syncretism

haphazardly picking techniques with out any overall theoretical rationale

technical integration

aims at selecting the best treatment techniques for the individual and problem. it focus on differences, chooses from many approaches and is a collection of techniques ( multimodal)

theoretical integration

a conceptual or theoretical creation beyond a mere blending of techniques. this route has the goal of producing a conceptual framework that synthesizes and the best aspects of two or more theoretical approaches under the assumption that the outcome will b

assimilative integration

approach is grounded in a particular school of psychotherapy along with an openness to selectively incorporate practices from other therapeutic approaches. It combines the advantages of a singe coherent theoretical system with the flexibility of a variety

the common factors approach

searches for common elements across different theoretical systems despite many differences among the theories, a recognizable core of counseling practice is composed of nonspecific variables common to all therapies ( empathetic listening, developing a wor

integration of spirituality and religion in counseling

that spiritual and religious matters are therapeutically relevant, ethically appropriate, and potentially significant topics for the practice of counseling in secular settings.

psychosexual stages (psychoanalytic)

Freud

psychosocial stages (psychoanalytic theory)

Erickson

analytic psych (psychoanalytic)

Jung

adlerian theory

Adler

logo therapy (existential therapy)

Viktor Frankl

existential therapy

Rollo May

Person Centered therapy

Carl Rogers

Humanistic psychology/ hierarchy of needs (person centered therapy

Maslow

Art therapy

Natalie Rogers

motivational interviewing

William Miller / Stephen Rollnick

emotion focused therapy

Leslie

Gestalt Therapy

Fritz Pearls

Classical conditioning (Behavior therapy)

Pavlov

Operant Conditioning (behavior therapy)

Skinner

Social learning theory (behavior therapy)

Bandura and Walters

Behaviorism (behavior therapy)

Watson

Progressive muscle relaxation (beahvior therapy)

Jacobson

Systematic Desensitization (behavior therapy)

Joseph Wolpe

EMDR (behavior therapy)

Francine Sheipiro

Multimodal therapy (behavior therapy)

Arnold Lazarus

CBT

Beck

rational emotional therapy (CBT)

Robert Ellis

Strengths based (CBT)

Padesky and Mooney

Cognitive behavioral modification (CBT)

Meichenbaum

Stress innoculation

Meichenbaum

Cognitive narrative (CBT)

Meichenbaum

reality therapy

Glasser

WEDP system

Wubbolding

Solution focused brief therapy (postmodern)

Berg and Shazer

Narrative therapy (postmodern)

white & epston

Multigenerational (family systems)

Bowen

Human validation (family systems)

Virginia Satir

experiential therapy (family systems)

Carl Whitaker

structural ( family systems)

minuchin

strategic (family systems)

Haley