The Therapeutic Relationship in CBT
May 16, 2013 by James Pretzer
Filed under Cognitive Therapy, Soapbox
In a recent online discussion, a colleague wrote “Perhaps psychodynamic therapists have relied too heavily on the relationship at the expense of client skill-building, while the opposite tends to be true for CBT therapists.” This is a common criticism of CBT, but is there reason to believe that CBT therapists emphasize client skill-building at the […]