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Brief Descriptions of Theories of Psychotherapy

by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Nov 13, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy

How Does the Psychotherapy Theory Work? What Makes It Therapeutic? Psychodynamic Psychotherapy The client achieves insight (awareness) about how the past influences present. The client’s insight is believed to  generate emotional and behavioral change. The therapist...

Choosing a Theory or Theories for Psychotherapy

by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Nov 13, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy

Do you believe therapists should specialize in multiple theories/modalities? Should therapists tailor a treatment plan that would fit best with the client’s presenting problems? Or Should therapists choose 1 theory and Only work from that? This is one of those...

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and why does that matter?

by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Oct 15, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy

Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) is a style of therapy. There are many styles and others include Freudian (also know as psychodynamic), Client-Centered, Gestalt, Behavioral, and more. CBT at its core helps clients to understand that emotions (particularly...

The Autopilot: Facilitator and Inhibitor

by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Oct 5, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy

Research has suggested that 40% of our daily thinking and acting occurs on autopilot. That is, it happens without conscious thought. In my experience this percentage is low. Much more of our daily functioning happens when we are “not thinking” about what we are...

Leaving Your Therapist

by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 12, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy

How do you handle “breaking up” with a therapist? From the therapist’s perspective I prefer for a client to attend a last “closure” session, but in reality, most clients are not willing to do so. In this era of texting, email, and other technological forms...

Selecting a Therapist

by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Aug 29, 2022 | Secrets of Psychotherapy

I am often asked, “How should I select a therapist?” Unfortunately, we must begin with practical constraints such as, “Is the therapist covered by my insurance?” “Is the therapist located near me?”  Once you have found some...

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