Re: CBT and REBT

A Cognitive Therapist focuses on HOW the client thinks. They look for patterns of distortions, or categories (i.e all-or-nothing thinking). Cognitive therapists are process oriented.
A Rational Emotive Therapist focuses on WHAT the client is thinking. They are content oriented, and more interpretive.
As an example...

A client states that her husband doesn't love her anymore, because for the last several days he's been quiet and withdrawn.

A Cognitive therapist will say she is using a faulty TYPE of thinking, in this case, arbitrary inference (assumption without evidence).

An RET therapist will say she has a dysfunctional thought, in this case, that she must have everyone's love and approval to be happy.

Hope that helps at least a little bit.
Sincerely,
Sean M. Benedict, MFT

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