GABRIELA OSORIO VILLASEÑOR PSY. D. WWW.PSICOTERAPIACATOLICA.COM 4 Which psychologist? Which psychotherapy? Yeah, but which psychologist? More importantly, which psychotherapy to adopt to achieve good results in a reasonable time? In fact, just as there are different branches of medicine, so there are different streams of thought in psychology, each of which may be more or less suitable for addressing a given issue. The American Psychological Association highlights five most relevant therapeutic approaches: classical Freudian psychoanalysis from which psychodynamic theory originates, behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, humanistic therapy, and finally integrative therapy (also called holistic because it involves different methodologies, with treatment tailored to each client's needs) . 4 Yet it is well known experience that the vast majority of patients and sometimes even the physicians themselves, do not know about the different therapeutic approaches that are offered; usually people turn to a psychologist (psychology graduate) or a psychotherapist (medical or psychology graduate with subsequent post graduate studies) without knowing the difference between one and the other, most often advised by some friend who has "felt good" with a particular professional rather than another. Then again, simply talking about one's issues will already be a form of relief . However, they are hardly familiar with the therapist's training and methodological approach; sometimes the professionals approached do not even have a university education, as in the case of mental coaches, family constellators, specialists in reiki, yoga, NLP, etc., all practices, it should be specified, that are not recommended by the Catholic Church as they derive from New Age philosophy.
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