Hello Laura
Would you mind telling which type of the over 30 approaches under the CBT rubric was used. Francine Shapiro, the creator of EMDR borrowed heavily from cognitive-behavior approach. The concept of subjective units of distress (SUDs) was created by South African psychiatrist and father of behavior therapy. As someone trained in EMDR, I know we use the identification of negative cognitions (ND) and positive cognitions (PD) throughout the protocol. Wolpe also created what is known as "reciprocal inhibition" which pairs somatic, progressive relaxation with disturbing experiences of fear and anxiety in a process known as "systematic desensitization."
DBT, ACT and the Beck model all emphasize relational aspects of treatment, as does compassion-focused therapy. They also mindfulness and meditative practices and do not teach a reliance of a therapist to treat ongoing symptoms, but emphasize routine practice of what is learned in therapy. Let's face it- we are all exposed to stressful and traumatic situations all the time. You might want to view this video by Judith Beck on therapeutic relationships. She mentions "Rogerian counseling skills." Years before Dan Siegel emphasized the essentials of empathic attunement for neural integration, Carl Rogers identified the central role of empathy in therapy.
https://www.psychiatrictimes.c...ive-behavior-therapy
He took his person centered model on the road to troubled spots in the world that were embroiled in conflict like Northern Ireland and brought together waring factions in Central America. The La Jolla group, held annual events and workshops and the person centered practitioners were among the first to address multiculturalism and the promotion of understanding between groups. Rogers was nominated for a Nobel Peace prize his works. It's way past time to resurrect his work to address some of the troubles in the world and our country now. I t's also an apt metaphor concerning the waring factions in the therapy world- based not on science, but commercialism and salesmanship
https://www.latimes.com/archiv...1-vw-1185-story.html
Science has demonstrated time and again that:
1) There has been no improvement in treatment outcomes for decades.
2) There is statistically significant difference in treatment outcomes between the major approaches to therapy.
You may want to investigate the research from this group:
https://www.sepiweb.org/?#:~:t...hods%20of%20inquiry.
Or this approach
https://psychology.iresearchne...%207%20See%20also%3A
Good luck in your studies. I appreciate your anecdote. Anecdotes alone are not science.