Psychotherapy 101

This lesson will help you understand what psychotherapy is.

I share with you some support documents that highlights some main ideas.

Sometimes we do not seek for help, because we have wrongful ideas about doing psychotherapy. If you have any misconception about psychotherapy, this lesson will help you clear your mind about it.

How many psychotherapies exist? Too many. But according to the American Psychological Association all of them are integrated in 5 broad categories. You will learn which categories and the main principles of each one.

We all have red flags that we dismissed in our lives for several reasons - the most common is to consider that doing psychotherapy is not a priority. I'll present to you some of those red flags and explain the benefits of doing psychotherapy.

Finding the right psychologist/therapist is a difficult mission, especially if we are considering doing psychotherapy for the first time. Here, I present to you some tips that might help you.

Here, I present to you some references you might have interest in consulting.

APA (2022). Psychotherapy approaches. Available on APA site.

Brems, C. (2001). Basic skills in psychotherapy and counseling. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. John Wiley & Sons.

Conte, C. (2009). Advanced techniques for counseling and psychotherapy. Springer Publishing Company.

Murdock, N. L. (2004). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: A case approach. Pearson Education New Zealand.

Pope, K. S., & Vasquez, M. J. (2016). Ethics in psychotherapy and counseling: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.

Sharf, R. S. (2015). Theories of psychotherapy & counseling: Concepts and cases. Cengage Learning.

Truax, C. B., & Carkhuff, R. (2007). Toward effective counseling and psychotherapy: Training and practice. Transaction Publishers.

This is my farewell to you!