Comments on: Good Therapy, Bad Therapy, & Everything in Between http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/ <<exploring healthy therapy & counseling>> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-10199 Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:30:24 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-10199 Excellent article, Noah. While empirical evidence is important, so much of effective treatment is not clearly measurable in practical settings. Too often empirical support is taken to mean a manual of treatment that removes all therapist discretion. Often such approaches are only tested on a very narrow and defined population that does not match what we see in clinical practice. It is interesting that the one "variable" that consistently shows the most effect on treatment is the therapist-client relationship. Nice work. Art Excellent article, Noah. While empirical evidence is important, so much of effective treatment is not clearly measurable in practical settings. Too often empirical support is taken to mean a manual of treatment that removes all therapist discretion. Often such approaches are only tested on a very narrow and defined population that does not match what we see in clinical practice. It is interesting that the one “variable” that consistently shows the most effect on treatment is the therapist-client relationship.

Nice work.

Art

]]> By: Maggie Counselor http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-10189 Maggie Counselor Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:44:09 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-10189 I like it. There is much to be said for a name that immediately lets you know what you are going to get. I like it. There is much to be said for a name that immediately lets you know what you are going to get.

]]> By: Therapist http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-10105 Therapist Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:52:54 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-10105 Agreed. There is something to be said for getting your patients to realize that therapy will not be a cakewalk but will rather be a fulfilling and often emotional journey well worth taking. I think that the term Good Therapy encompasses all of that and so much more. great job! Agreed. There is something to be said for getting your patients to realize that therapy will not be a cakewalk but will rather be a fulfilling and often emotional journey well worth taking. I think that the term Good Therapy encompasses all of that and so much more. great job!

]]> By: Berkeley Therapist http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-9997 Berkeley Therapist Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:33:02 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-9997 As a counselor I think that is one of the cleverest names I have seen thus far in my career. There are so many positive results and rewards that can come with therapy and not all of them feel good at the time. But I think that once most patients have been through the experience and and have had positive outcomes they will acknowledge that with the bad came the good and they will be happy with the results in the end. As a counselor I think that is one of the cleverest names I have seen thus far in my career. There are so many positive results and rewards that can come with therapy and not all of them feel good at the time. But I think that once most patients have been through the experience and and have had positive outcomes they will acknowledge that with the bad came the good and they will be happy with the results in the end.

]]> By: upstatesc http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-9965 upstatesc Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:22:03 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-9965 What a revelation! There is something to be said for therapy no matter what school of thought you originate from. For some people even the bad things they discover they will see as doing good because it will help them to determine their essential selves. I tend to agree. For me no matter what the ugly truth is I know that there is something good to be derived from it in the end so I just keep trudging on, looking for that hidden truth within. What a revelation! There is something to be said for therapy no matter what school of thought you originate from. For some people even the bad things they discover they will see as doing good because it will help them to determine their essential selves. I tend to agree. For me no matter what the ugly truth is I know that there is something good to be derived from it in the end so I just keep trudging on, looking for that hidden truth within.

]]> By: Austin http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-9915 Austin Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:28:12 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-9915 That's true. I am sometimes not sure I really want to know what is going on deep inside my head. It has taken me a while though to learn and really understand that without that knowledge I will never be the whole person that I was put on earth to be. That’s true. I am sometimes not sure I really want to know what is going on deep inside my head. It has taken me a while though to learn and really understand that without that knowledge I will never be the whole person that I was put on earth to be.

]]> By: Steve Hopkins Therapy http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-9867 Steve Hopkins Therapy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:49:46 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-9867 There are still people though who do not want to experience the therapy realm because they are afraid it will hurt them. They are faraid of what will come out and how this will affect a lifestyle that now feels comfortable to them. There are still people though who do not want to experience the therapy realm because they are afraid it will hurt them. They are faraid of what will come out and how this will affect a lifestyle that now feels comfortable to them.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-9855 Ryan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:05:47 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-9855 I really appreciate your focus on the imperfect, fallible, very human nature of therapy. We therapists aren't without flaw, we're only fellow travelers joining our clients as they discover important parts of themselves. And I agree; the most powerful healing can come from the repair of mistakes that are inevitable in any meaningful relationship. Thanks for your site. I really appreciate your focus on the imperfect, fallible, very human nature of therapy. We therapists aren’t without flaw, we’re only fellow travelers joining our clients as they discover important parts of themselves. And I agree; the most powerful healing can come from the repair of mistakes that are inevitable in any meaningful relationship. Thanks for your site.

]]> By: Jeanette Counselor http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/07/01/good-and-bad-therapy/#comment-9829 Jeanette Counselor Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:44:42 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=535#comment-9829 This is fantastic! There are so many people who come for counseling sessions and want to be "fixed" without ever dealing with any of the tough issues. I think that it is a key role of ours as counselors and therapists to remind our clients that with the good comes the sometimes not so good, but this is a journey that we all have to be willing and able to pursue in order to become freer and more whole as human beings. The term good therapy encompasses this all. It may not feel good at the time but it may be positive and therapeutic for us, and will make us stronger for enduring it in the end. This is fantastic! There are so many people who come for counseling sessions and want to be “fixed” without ever dealing with any of the tough issues. I think that it is a key role of ours as counselors and therapists to remind our clients that with the good comes the sometimes not so good, but this is a journey that we all have to be willing and able to pursue in order to become freer and more whole as human beings. The term good therapy encompasses this all. It may not feel good at the time but it may be positive and therapeutic for us, and will make us stronger for enduring it in the end.

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