| Many therapists emphasize one specific approach to therapy (i.e. a psychodynamic approach emphasizes the past, a cognitive therapist looks at your thinking patterns, behavioral therapists look at specific behaviors, etc.). Different therapists, therefore, may view various problems as stemming from different sources such as a difficult childhood, incompetent parenting, faulty thinking patterns, peer pressure, or cultural dynamics.
Rose Schnabel prefers an eclectic approach designed to meet the needs of each specific client and problem within a goal oriented short-term therapy process.
Taking each client’s unique history and personality into consideration, an eclectic approach may involve the use of several theories and techniques to approach a particular problem from the perspective that appears most accurate and beneficial to the client. |