Combining therapeutic approaches.
It would seem on the surface that psychotherapeutic approaches as different as psychoanalysis and behavioral therapy have little in common. In fact, they seem to be similar in terms of expectation of help, nonconfirming experiences, informational learning, changes in self-concept, reinforcement/influence, paradox, and problem solving. Therapists who work with clients who present life-threatening symptoms, self-reinforcing cycles, and/or therapeutic engagement difficulties may do well to consider ways to combine therapeutic approaches in order to deal with these sticky therapeutic problems.
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