What is Integrative Psychotherapy?
Integrative Psychotherapy is an outgrowth of Eclectic Psychotherapy. Eclectic therapy simply means a collection of various psychological theories and techniques within one treatment approach. Specific techniques can be prescribed or matched to specific client needs/problems, specific situations, and prevailing attitudes/preferences that the client may have. Eclectic therapists pay little attention to which theory the technique came from; rather, the focus is on what works for this particular individual, with this particular problem, at this particular time. Integrative Psychotherapy (IP) is far more than a simple collection of techniques. IP attempts to combine or synthesize various elements of several therapies into a singular, unitary approach having its own logic and rationale. Because of this, integrative psychotherapist can work with clients on many different levels, often at the same time (i.e., behavioral, cognitive (thinking), affect (emotions), social relationships, unconsciou
