Person-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, emphasizes the client’s inherent capacity for growth and self-actualization. The therapist provides unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness to create a supportive environment where clients can explore their feelings and develop greater self-awareness and authenticity.

CBT focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors based on the principle that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. This short-term, goal-oriented therapy uses practical techniques like thought records and behavioral experiments to develop coping strategies.

Existential therapy explores fundamental questions about human existence, meaning, and responsibility. It helps individuals confront existential anxieties like death and meaninglessness while emphasizing present-moment awareness and authentic living.

Narrative therapy helps clients separate themselves from their problems and develop empowering life stories. This approach externalizes problems as separate from identity and focuses on identifying personal strengths and preferred narratives.

Gestalt therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and integration of mind, body, and emotions. Using creative techniques like the empty chair exercise, it helps clients gain insight and resolve unfinished emotional business.

IFS views the mind as having multiple parts organized around a core Self. It helps clients identify and heal different internal aspects (wounded, protective, reactive) to reduce internal conflict and access Self-energy.

Integrative therapy combines techniques from multiple therapeutic approaches to meet each client’s unique needs. Therapists draw from various modalities, creating personalized treatment plans based on individual preferences and concerns.

Psychoanalytic therapy explores unconscious processes and how past experiences shape current behavior. This longer-term, depth-oriented approach uses techniques like transference analysis to gain insight into deeper psychological patterns.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​