Eclectic therapy is a form of psychotherapy that adapts to the unique needs of each patient, depending on the problem, the treatment goals, and the person’s expectations and motivation. An eclectic therapist draws from a variety of disciplines and may use a range of proven methods to determine the best combination of therapeutic tools to help a patient. In effect, an eclectic therapist customizes the therapeutic process for each individual by using whatever form of treatment, or combination of treatments, has been shown to be most effective for a particular problem. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/eclectic-therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term form of psychotherapy based on the idea that the way someone thinks and feels affects the way he or she behaves. CBT aims to help clients resolve present-day challenges like depression or anxiety, relationship problems, anger issues, stress, or other common concerns that negatively affect mental health and quality of life. The goal of treatment is to help clients identify, challenge, and change maladaptive thought patterns in order to change their responses to difficult situations. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/cognitive-behavioral-therapy

(CBT) is an effective combination of talk therapy and behavioral therapy. CBT is a type of psychotherapy in which patients reframe negative thinking patterns into positive thoughts. Transforming one’s thoughts will ultimately result in positive actions and behaviors in difficult moments. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bottoms/201611/what-is-cbt

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy-- concentrates on finding solutions in the present and exploring one’s hope for the future in order to find a quick and pragmatic resolution of one’s problems. This method takes the approach that you know what you need to do to improve your own life and, with the appropriate coaching and questioning, are capable of finding the best solutions. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy was developed by Insoo Kim Berg, Steve de Shazer, and their colleagues in the late 1970s. Disappointed by the results of traditional psychoanalysis, Berg and de Shazer wanted to create a new type of therapy that dealt less with the “why” behind challenges patients face, and more with the “how” of treating them.

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Psychoanalytic therapy is a form of in-depth talk therapy that aims to bring unconscious or deeply buried thoughts and feelings to the conscious mind so that repressed experiences and emotions, often from childhood, can be brought to the surface and examined. Working together, the therapist and client look at how these early hidden and stifled memories have affected the client’s thinking, behavior, and relationships in adulthood. This therapy is based on Sigmund Freud’s theories about psychoanalysis. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/psychoanalytic-therapy

Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of learning which states all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment through a process called conditioning. Thus, behavior is simply a response to environmental stimuli. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/

Behaviorism is only concerned with observable stimulus-response behaviors, as they can be studied in a systematic and observable manner. https://www.simplypsychology.org/behaviorism.html Behaviorism is a systematic approach to understanding the behavior of humans and animals. Behaviorism started as a reaction against introspective psychology in the 19th century, which relied heavily on first-person accounts. J.B. Watson and B.F. Skinner rejected introspective methods as being subjective and unquantifiable. These psychologists wanted to focus on observable, quantifiable events and behaviors. They said that science should take into account only observable indicators. They helped bring psychology into higher relevance by showing that it could be accurately measured and understood, and it wasn’t just based off opinions. Watson and Skinner believed that if they were given a group of infants, the way they were raised and the environment they put them in would be the ultimate determining factor for how they acted, not their parents or their genetics. https://www.wgu.edu/blog/what-behavioral-learning-theory2005.html

Cognitivism is a learning theory that focusses on how information is received, organized, stored and retrieved by the mind. It uses the mind as an information processer, like a computer. Therefore, cognitivism looks beyond observable behavior, viewing learning as internal mental processes; prompted by the work of Piaget (Constructivism), knowledge is viewed as symbolic mental constructs, or schemata. The mind is like a computer. Cognitivism is the theory that focuses on how we receive, organize, store, and recall information in our minds. One of the main contributors of cognitivism was Jean Piaget.

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Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychology is the study of how individual or group behavior is influenced by the presence and behavior of others. The major question social psychologists ponder is this: How and why are people’s perceptions and actions influenced by environmental factors, such as social interaction? In a nutshell, social psychology is a crossover between psychology and sociology; it regards and studies the individual just as much as groups of people. 

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It is also known as humanism, is a form of talk therapy that focuses on a person’s individual nature, rather than assuming that groups of people with similar characteristics have the same concerns. Humanistic therapists aim to consider the whole person, especially their positive characteristics and potential for growth, not only from their professional viewpoint but from a client’s own personal sense of their behavior. The emphasis in sessions is on a person’s positive traits and behaviors and developing their ability to use their instincts to find wisdom, growth, healing, and fulfillment. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/humanistic-therapy

Existential Psychotherapy is a style of therapy that places emphasis on the human condition as a whole. Existential psychotherapy uses a positive approach that applauds human capacities and aspirations while simultaneously acknowledging human limitations. Existential psychotherapy shares many similarities with humanistic psychology, experiential psychotherapy, depth psychotherapy, and relational psychotherapy. https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/existential-psychotherapy

Reality therapy is a client-centered form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on improving present relationships and circumstances, with less concern and discussion of past events. This approach is based on the idea that our most important need is to be loved, to feel that we belong and that all other basic needs can be satisfied only by building strong connections with others. Reality therapy sees behavior as choices, and it teaches us that while we cannot control how we feel, we can control how we think and behave. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/reality-therapy

Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/motivational-interviewing

Positive psychology is a branch of psychology focused on ones strengths and behaviors that allow individuals to build a life of meaning and purpose—to move beyond surviving to flourishing. Positive psychology explores what enables individuals and societies to flourish. It examines how people can cultivate happiness, strength, and resilience, and ultimately live a fulfilling, meaningful life. Rather than trying to alleviate suffering, positive psychology strives to enhance well-being. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/happiness/positive-psychology

Family systems theory (Kerr and Bowen, 1988) is a theory of human behavior that defines the family unit as a complex social system, in which members interact to influence each other's behavior. Family members interconnect, allowing to view the system as a whole rather than as individual elements. https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/family-systems-therapy

Family systems therapy is a form of psychotherapy that helps individuals resolve their problems in the context of their family units, where many problems are likely to begin. One of the most important premises of family systems therapy is that what happens to one member of a family happens to everyone in the family. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/family-systems-therapy

Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling and coaching designed to help relationship partners work out misunderstandings, reduce conflict, and rediscover ways to bond, communicate, and generally find common ground. A primary goal of the Imago approach is to help partners stop blaming, criticizing, and negatively reacting to each other and instead become more understanding and empathetic.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/imago-relationship-therapy

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a form of short-term therapy that aims to improve couple relationships by rekindling the physical and emotional bond that can get sacrificed to disappointment in a partner and alienation from them, a common dynamic in distressed couples. If there is a motto for EFT, it is: “Hold me tight.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/emotionally-focused-therapy

Tapping is a set of techniques which utilize the body’s energy meridian points. You can stimulate these meridian points by tapping on them with your fingertips – literally tapping into your body’s own energy and healing power- it is a combination of Ancient Chinese Acupressure and Modern Psychology https://www.tappingsolutionfoundation.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2Kam9I3N_AIVXxXUAR3l3wGQEAAYAiAAEgK4YvD_BwE

EMDR is a psychotherapy technique designed to relieve the distress associated with disturbing memories. Short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, it involves recalling a specific troublesome experience while following a side-to-side visual stimulus delivered by the therapist. The resulting lateral eye movements are thought to help reduce the emotional charge of the memory so that the experience can be safely discussed, digested, and stripped of the power to trigger anxiety and avoidance. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/emdr

Somatic psychotherapy, a holistic therapeutic approach, incorporates a person’s mind, body, spirit, and emotions in the healing process. Proponents of this type of therapy believe a person's thoughts, attitudes, feelings, and beliefs can have an impact on physical functioning, while physical factors such as diet, exercise, and posture may positively or negatively affect a person’s mental and emotional state. https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/somatic-psychotherapy

Our bodies been here since birth. They're there until our death; they know everything single thing that's ever happened to us. Our bodies even remember our birth. Our bodies record all of this. It's really a way to address a person's being by having a conversation with the body. When we are in our brains, our logic minds can get very confusing very quickly, and we try and make sense of things, and it can get very overwhelming. But I find that when we start to communicate to the body the information we get, it’s true in a way that clears the air in the room. It’s simple. The body can tap into what we sometimes call gut instinct. https://www.psycom.net/what-is-somatic-therapy