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11 techniques · 4 approaches
CBT
Behavioral Experiment
Behavioral Experiment
A planned real-world test of a belief. The client states a prediction, designs a safe experiment, performs it, and compares prediction with …
CBT
Evidence For and Against
Evidence For and Against
A systematic two-column collection of facts for and against an automatic thought. The task is not intuition or reassurance, but real evidenc…
CBT
Graded Exposure
Graded Exposure
A step-by-step behavioral technique for reducing fear and avoidance. The client builds a hierarchy of feared situations, starts with managea…
CBT
Psychoeducation
Psychoeducation
Structured explanation that gives the client a usable model of their symptoms and therapy. In CBT it commonly covers the cognitive model, th…
CBT
Thought Distancing / Defusion
Thought Distancing / Defusion
Creating distance between the person and their thoughts. A thought is not a fact; it is an event in the mind. The client moves from "I am a …
CFT
Compassionate Attention Training
Compassionate Attention Training
A specific form of attention training in CFT: the threat system automatically draws attention to the dangerous and the negative. Compassiona…
DBT
Observe
Observe
Building the capacity to notice phenomena — thoughts, emotions, sensations, events — without trying to change them, stop them, or grab onto …
MCT
Maladaptive Coping Strategy Modification
Maladaptive Coping Strategy Modification
In MCT coping strategies (avoidance, search for reassurance, checking behavior, neutralization) are seen as maintained by meta-beliefs. The …
MCT
Negative Metacognitive Beliefs Modification
Negative Metacognitive Beliefs Modification
Work with beliefs about uncontrollability ("I cannot stop worrying"), dangerousness ("too much worry will drive me mad"), and the significan…
MCT
Thought Suppression Experiment
Thought Suppression Experiment
A behavioral experiment that demonstrates the paradox of suppression. The client is asked not to think of a particular object for several mi…
MCT
Threat Reappraisal
Threat Reappraisal
A technique for changing threat-oriented attention and threat monitoring. MCT does not convince the client that there are no threats — it ch…
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