And then, having been on both sides of the couch, so to speak, I can see the merits in a variety of therapies besides CBT. I tend to lose patience with a therapist who continually tries to "reason" with me, as if I am incapable of solving my own problems. (It's not that I don't know what to do, but that I don't know why I keep doing what I'm doing.) Similarly, I give my clients the same respect for their intelligence as I would like for myself. I'm not writing off CBT, I do use it in part, but I also see the value in helping a client understand how their subconscious may be operating, and to increase their awareness of here-and-now feeling. As for the original post, therapists are obligated to practice within their scope of practice, and probably should question if they have a client that seems to be making no progress after 6 months to a year. On the other hand, there is the matter of client responsibility for treatment. If you as a client feel you are not being treated effectively, and you have a sense when it feels like it's helping, then you owe it to yourself to try something or someone different.
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