To me, this post sounds like individual differences of the patient and the mode of therapy are the only key ingredients. Therapists who practice the same mode of therapy differ widely.
If two doctors both give me Bupropion that’s going to have a similar effect. If two therapists both do CBT or CFT the effectiveness will be different depending on their empathy and the relationship I have with them.
To me, this post sounds like individual differences of the patient and the mode of therapy are the only key ingredients.
We definitely did not want to suggest that. I strongly agree that the individual skills, traits and “general style” of therapists vary widely even within a single therapy school and that these variables are extremely important. Research has shown that the individual relationship between a client and a therapist (the ‘therapeutic alliance’) is one of the most important variables in predicting therapy success. (One of the reasons I like ST and CFT is the strong emphasis they put on the therapeutic alliance.)
One can probably rank therapists in terms of overall skill/empathy, and this matters perhaps even more than to which therapy school they belong to. (That being said, people vary in their preferences so there isn’t a therapist that is optimal for everyone.)
To me, this post sounds like individual differences of the patient and the mode of therapy are the only key ingredients. Therapists who practice the same mode of therapy differ widely.
If two doctors both give me Bupropion that’s going to have a similar effect. If two therapists both do CBT or CFT the effectiveness will be different depending on their empathy and the relationship I have with them.
We definitely did not want to suggest that. I strongly agree that the individual skills, traits and “general style” of therapists vary widely even within a single therapy school and that these variables are extremely important. Research has shown that the individual relationship between a client and a therapist (the ‘therapeutic alliance’) is one of the most important variables in predicting therapy success. (One of the reasons I like ST and CFT is the strong emphasis they put on the therapeutic alliance.)
One can probably rank therapists in terms of overall skill/empathy, and this matters perhaps even more than to which therapy school they belong to. (That being said, people vary in their preferences so there isn’t a therapist that is optimal for everyone.)