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CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and more. Plain-English guides to the most common therapy types so you can understand what each one does and whether it might help you.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is one of the most researched and widely used therapy approaches in the world. Here's what it actually is, how it works, and whether it might be right for you.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a practical therapy approach for intense emotions, relationship struggles, self-destructive patterns, and learning how to stay grounded when life feels overwhelming.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
IPT is a focused therapy approach that looks at how relationships, grief, conflict, and life changes affect your mental health.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a practical therapy approach that helps you make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy helps you understand deeper emotional patterns, past experiences, and unconscious beliefs that shape your life today.
Humanistic Therapy
Humanistic therapy focuses on self-acceptance, personal growth, emotional honesty, and helping you reconnect with your own inner direction.
Exposure Therapy
Exposure therapy helps people face fears gradually and safely, so anxiety loses power over time instead of controlling life.
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy helps you become more aware of your emotions, body, patterns, and unfinished experiences in the present moment.
Adlerian Therapy
Adlerian therapy helps you understand your life patterns, sense of belonging, early experiences, goals, and the courage to grow.
Jungian Therapy
Jungian therapy explores the unconscious, dreams, symbols, shadow work, identity, and the deeper search for meaning in life.
Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between your body, emotions, nervous system, and past experiences.
Relational Therapy
Relational therapy explores how relationships shape your emotions, patterns, self-worth, boundaries, and ability to feel safe with others.
Trauma-Focused Therapy
Trauma-focused therapy helps people process painful experiences, understand triggers, and rebuild safety with professional support.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
SFBT is a practical, goal-focused therapy approach that helps you find strengths, small steps, and solutions that already exist in your life.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
MBCT combines mindfulness and cognitive therapy to help people notice thoughts, manage stress, and reduce cycles of depression or overthinking.
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT helps people understand, process, and transform painful emotions instead of avoiding or fighting them.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite the stories they carry about who they are.
Integrative Therapy
Integrative therapy combines different therapy approaches to fit the person, instead of forcing every struggle into one method.
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