Re:Adler vs. CBT

For a summary of CBT, read http://www.behavioralassociates.com/cbt.html , then look at http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/theoprac.htm for an overview of Classical Adlerian psychotherapy. They both examine and try to modify the cognitive level of a client's functioning. However, the Adlerian approach searches for, and attempts to change, the underlying unconscious, fictional final goal that may be at the root of the client's problems. At a behavioral level, the Adlerian model does not generally incorporate classical conditioning and operant techniques. We address the affective level more directly and comprehensively, sometimes utilizing guided and eidetic imagery.

Since Classical Adlerian treatment is based on a diagnosis of the client's style of life and fictional final goal, instead of his symptoms, it is suitable for a wide range of problems. Read about "the unity and diversity of mental disorders" in "The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler," edited by Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher.

Look at http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/stages2.htm for an overview of the twelve stages of Classical Adlerian psychotherapy. The model would also apply to someone suffering from PTSD. The individual might need a longer first stage, to experience a sufficient and healing degree of empathy, as well as build a trusting relationship, before proceeding with the subsequent stages of treatment.

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