Which TYPE of Therapy is Right?

[@dominiquemartel4660]

I have agoraphobia, depression and anxiety since I was a kid. When I got 18, I lock myself in my house and for 2 years I have not been able to go out or having friends home. Just the idea of going out gave me nausea/panic attack (My panic attack is related to my Emetophobia). I started to see a social worker ( Free in Québec, Canada - but you will have to be on a waiting list for 6month to 2 years ). I do a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) since 5 months. I had a diner at the restaurant with my family, saw friends and even go to the cinema with my mom today! It’s better week after week. It really helped me with my anxiety/agoraphobia. Things get better.

[@lilarose3285]

Dominique Martel that's so good! I know this comment is a year old but I hope you're doing well

[@samiamisme]

Congratulations on utilising therapy and working hard to improve your health. 💗

[@Thehandsomest]

Congrats!

[@VickiBee]

Really? I have arachnophobia. And believe me, when I see any kind of spider, I literally can't move to get away from it. As a result I was bitten by a spider and have had trouble with the bite ever since it occurred. It had "a chemical in its bite that refuses to allow skin to bind and heal. I had to have my leg cut open 4 damn times because of how it refused to heal. Spiders are not only nasty, they're evil too. Well they have some evil chemical that starts with a T in their bite.

[@saurabhpruthi29]

You are taking medicines as well i know. Cbt is of no use . It can not treat even a single person untill it is not used with medicines..

[@blueduck8876]

I dont know if you'll see this but I want to say for the record therapist who start off most sessions, especially early, with the question "why do you think you're here" or "what do you want out of therapy" can put a whole lot of pressure on those with certain mental health issues. Stop asking these questions. We don't know how to answer them!!

[@RL-cy5mg]

Maybe it’s not the best to ask too early, but it is okay to feel some pressure, and pressure within safe limits is they key to growth or recovery. It’s okay to answer ‘I don’t know and I will like help to find out’.

[@Clarissadc]

Saying you don't know is okay too. But some people do, and there's a point they want to make sure is addressed.

[@blueduck8876]

@@RL-cy5mg Right and thats kind of my point. There are lots of people who struggle to get in touch with their feelings and express them whether its due to trauma or a MH disorder. The question can make one feel helpless if its asked and no follow up statement is given such as the one you provided. Honestly it would help if the therapist made an observation such as it seems like maybe you have trouble expressing yourself, but we can work on that.. or volunteering information about how the response will be used such as how much stock is put in it for the course of therapy rather than asking and blankly staring in silence which can make one feel very anxious. Ive been asked this question and this has been the outcome everytime often with the therapist doubling down on the pressure for an answer if the response is I dont know. This has resulted in a response of basically the first thing that comes to mind which often isn't accurate.

[@heatherfranklin1967]

EMDR all the way. I disconnected too much from CBT/DBT/even talk therapy at times. EMDR is what is putting me back into my body.

[@igw6467]

Thanks for this. Definitely looking into EMDR. Thanks!

[@Sharpie951HD]

If anyone here suffers from OCD I seriously urge you to try CBT. It quite literally turned my life around when I was younger

[@aleat7903]

I have really bad OCD (and anxiety in general) where if feel if I don't put something down a certain way, touch something while thinking about something bad that might happen to me or someone else, or closing a door a certain way, etc, that something bad will happen. It frightens me because I just don't know if something bad will happen if I don't do something a certain way (the main thing is if I am putting something down or touching something while thinking a bad thought, it will happen and I constantly have to keep re putting an object up and down or touching something constantly until I can do it without thinking a bad thought. I can't do anything anymore without a bad thought coming into my mind and I'm scared because the thoughts are vicious and scary and make me frightened, I don't want to know what would happen if I ignored the thought and the things came true,though they probably won't.Inever take chances and almost always give in to the ocd thoughts. How did it CBT help you?

[@emilyhansen2299]

What does OCD stand for?

[@maxmustermann1455]

obsessive compulsive disorder. You know Sheldon from Big Bang theory? Who has to knock exactly three times and say "penny" every time, otherwise he feels very uncomfortable? That's one possible symptom of OCD.

[@purpleghost106]

OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Alea T, I sort of hope you have already sought some help at this point, but just in case you haven't, I think you should. Those intrusive thoughts sound really intense. (That's the word for them, intrusive thoughts) Personally for me the most helpful thing with my OCD was DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy) - but CBT also helped. They help through providing coping mechanisms and guidelines for how to deal with the thoughts and the anxiety associated with the thoughts. Also in CBT you work on what's called Cognitive Distortions. Probably, you'd end up doing exposure therapy in combination with whatever else, where you press your boundaries as much as you're ready for until you can expand them. I mentioned DBT was the most helpful for my OCD, that's because of the observation aspect of Mindfulness, where you learn to watch your thoughts, and build up the ability to feel removed from the thoughts, and not act on them or engage. If you get skilled enough, then you don't even feel the need to act on them. I've heard some people manage to no longer get intrusive thoughts when their OCD is controlled, mind is in check, and mostly had been for years but I still always have intrusive thoughts. I just am not as bothered by them, and I don't feel as much imperative to act on them, and I choose not to act on them. I hope you can get yourself to a better head-space, you deserve better, everyone does. OCD sucks.

[@bethanynunn9351]

@purpleghost I also experience OCD and your response helped me alot. I've been suffering for 3 years and have been trying to get help since it started (the mental health services where I am aren't great unfortunately ). My OCD is generally in the form of intrusive thoughts: obsessions about harming others, obsessions about my morals and values etc- for example my current theme of OCD is focused around the idea of having a baby. I'm 19, so of course I know that I'm not financially ready or prepared to have a child at all, and I'm on birth control so realistically I shouldn't be thinking about it. But I constantly obsess about having a baby, how I can be certain 100% if I don't want one and trying to make myself certain that I don't want one by Imagioning myself in the situation where I'm pregnant in order to prove to myself that I'd have an abortion. It's completely irrational I know, but regardless I cannot seem to stop thinking about it and live my life. It's truly awful.

[@marijalanante4128]

I like how informative and detailed you are. :)

[@taylorbarnett1199]

When my therapist was doing cbt all she did was say “this is because you’re bipolar. This is because you’re bipolar.” Like she wouldn’t help me all she did was say I am manic, or depressed. Okay. So she said she was doing cbt with me? But there was no participation on my part... so I switched..

[@rustyscrapper]

she was doing it right. She was really dry if that is the way she went about it. The way it works is facing your fears. You have to first accept you have a disorder. The next is forcing yourself to do what you dread because of the disorder to strengthen your tolerance for it. She was stuck on part 1 with you and couldn't move forward. Most therapists are just TERRIBLE and have no idea what they are doing. Very few know how to do CBT right. Very few know how to even diagnose right. Kati is pretty good because she actually USES the MANUAL! If a person doesn't want to help themselves there is nothing a therapist can do for you. All they can do is help guide you in the right direction.

[@jamesbrown6020]

Did you find someone better?

[@MoroFullmetal]

Ugh! That sounds awful. It doesn’t sound like she wants to help you with your problems- she wants the easy work of blaming an issue that isn’t always to blame. When I learned I had bipolar disorder after having a manic episode, the therapist I first saw that was mandated kept saying things that confirmed I was bipolar: so you feel a lot of guilt. So you had spikes in your mood. So you did____ without helping me address other issues that needed addressing. ;(

[@kirkmo1666]

"Healthy thoughts equal healthy actions". Thanks Kati for the Talk Therapy!

[@Flyisinmysoul]

CBT: 1. anxiety 2. ocd 3. substance use attacks negative thoughts and turn them into happy thoughts DBT: 1. bpd 2. eating disorders 3. substance use 4. schizophrenia CBT + emotion regulation talk therapy: 1. mood disorders 2. for mild issues 3. life transitions borrows from other therapies, unbiased

[@theblanketfortcohort7332]

Ugh I need trauma therapy but I'm kinda stuck with talk therapy for now, and it's really just making me feel invalidated.

[@kristenwakefiej3137]

I hope you've been able to receive the help you need by now. I've been in the same situation all my life and finally I'm starting my first session tomorrow. I have to do self pay, but I'm working on changing my mindset to "this is a necessity" rather than "help I'd like to receive" so I don't feel like can put this off any longer. My mental health is a necessity. Yours is too!

[@MRANDABB]

@Rune Age Mage If possible please find another therapist, it took me multiple to find one that worked for me and validated me. I thought how I was being treated was cut and dry obvious abuse but therapists are just people, some are great and others are bad.

[@mindfullymental]

Loved this video! Personally I have found that CBT wasn't that helpful, I have benefited more from talk therapy and and a mix of Interpersonal and Experiential therapy. The relationship between me and my therapist really has so much impact on my process. Also I love to thinking about 'the meaning of life' and discuss things in detail, so talking about my own experiences in relation to my core values has really helped me :)

[@gatedude07]

I was abused by a church for years, and I have lots of issues from that. I have been in therapy with a therapist who practices CBT as well as Brainspotting. Been seeing her for nearly two years.

[@JemmaAkers]

Ive had CBT before but currently waiting for more intensive CBT (26sessions). I found it effective in the short term last time but talking therapy which ive had 52 sessions of has really broke through so many emotional layers. I learned a lot about myself and believe this new awareness has now brought about a foundation for further healing :-) DBT isnt around in the UK as far as I know...x I hope this helps someone considering therapy

[@liddlejimmy]

Wow Kati I thought I was permanently messed up from S.A, I'm losing my mind thinking my health is deteriorating some times, I avoid doing things only because I hate talking to people feels so awkward and many other things, your very smart and I think your amazing. I'm seeking therapy because of you I wish you were my therapist.

[@thomasr1051]

23M. diagnosed with ADHD and Depression when I was 11. Have done years of talk therapy and for the last five years have done CBT. It's helped me some but I recently got to a breaking point where I was no longer consistently showing up to work. Currently trying compassionate inquiry. Hopefully that will be the catalyst for change

[@elijahwalker3427]

CBT and DBT has helped tremendously for me. I think it's a great starting point to get some techniques to have before you try and deal with other things going on. I recommend it to really everyone to help them learn how to rethink their thought patterns.

[@jasonfoth14]

Honestly, thank you. This made me feel really comfortable about this topic

[@mathdoll182]

I wish to God I could just have you as my therapist. I'm putting every ounce of my energy into finding the right therapist and I feel like I'm not going to survive this search. Throughout all of the money hours of research I do I have watched so many of your videos that I already feel like I trust you and it's so hard to be searching for a therapist and fighting for your life and then watching videos of someone that you know you would succeed with 😔. Not sure what the purpose of this comment was supposed to be other than venting lol

[@minichira1347]

thank God for this video. I'm right now undecided which therapy is the best for me. I really had been diagnosed with mental disorders and took medication but sometimes I need someone to talk when I needed the most

[@rafaelmch]

I'm loving psychoanalysis 😁😁😁

[@michaelkimball6714]

CBT claim about efficacy is bogus according to APA task force investigating the efficacy of EBTs. There are also meta analysis by Wampold, Norcross, Shedler and others that argue that there is no real difference between models. Original study on DBT was done on a sample size of 17 and follow-up of 9. I'm sure that you know that to generate a normal curve the sample size has to be at least 29. Furthermore findings are measured in standard deviation which requires a normal curve. Plus there is a study "The Empirical Basis of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Summary, Critique, and Implications Karen R. Scheel, University of Oklahoma, looks at the fallacies in Linehan's findings. How's that for evidence?

[@loudaprile471]

Could you talk about psychodynamic therapy?

[@christianwehner5565]

I doubt she can manage that, lumping all other therapies as "talk therapy" shows she is somewhat blind to other modalities.

[@bellinabellina2611]

Am learning a lot from your videos , living in south africa and am beginning to follow psychology as career

[@soupbonep]

Kati, your are adorable! Plus you give great information. Thanks for helping me navigate through the overwhelming process of starting therapy.

[@movieandbookreview2684]

I've been in therapy for almost 19 years. I've tried talk, CBT and EMDR. I've looked in DBT, life coaching and spent years on medication. I'm connecting with people finally who might be able to recommend something that can really help.

[@yannickschmid1608]

Have you tried a psychodynamic form of therapy before? It involves basically going deeper and trying to identify the root causes of your issues in order to solve them more sustainably. It takes more time but, but not 19 years and it helps greatly.

[@Jules-740]

Update on your progress and recommendations you were given?

[@victorysgoodlife679]

I am here because I am in my early 40’s and just feel I’ve lost so much time with how much felt so out of place or just a terrible person inside and out I am so confused and hope I can find some peace and make my relationships better

[@PetBunnyDebbie]

Why do my therapists use reflective listening with me, and why does it annoy me so much?

[@tamara7210]

I think they do it because it was what they were taught in school. It irritates me too. When they repeat back to me what I just said I think, "Yes, I KNOW, I just told YOU that, why are you wasting time?"

[@nana3869]

If you think the act that your therapist did is annoying you, you should just tell him/her!! Let him know what you feel, and give him a chance to explain and make amendment on this things!

[@anacletwilliams8315]

I had and employee who did that to me all the time. I told him something and he would repeat exactly what I had just said. It was so odd. Eventually I told him that and he stopped.

[@christianwehner5565]

Its meant to test and make sure you have understood, though she should somewhat reward it or expand it. For example you say you were avoiding talking to your significant other about a financial situation, and extended reflection would be so you were worried about how he might react. Allowing them to either follow that line of thought or correct you if it is wrong. Therapist who are unsure of themselves fall back on pure reflection because it easy when you don't know what to say. A good therapist will sit in the silence and just absorb the moment until they think of something or share then lack of knowing what to tell you.

[@hninoowai1431]

@@nana3869 it is important

[@JeffreyPappas786]

DBT, after studying it, is really similar to transpersonal therapy. I would love to see you do a video on this subject and the similarity and differences.

[@ms.farmgirl]

Kati,, I've had many many psychology courses in University. I have a DSM5. I am trying to figure out an approach to an issue with someone else, and how to deal with their mental health issues. I am elderly. I've lived a very full and very busy life. I raised my family, and have the active grandkids. I've been very social, especially in my University days. But now I want to live a quiet life where I can work on all the things I put off my entire life. Painting, Knitting, Sewing/quilting, Reading, Genealogy, etc. I am exceptionally busy during all my days. 10-12 hours a day worth of busy, and still not enough time to accomplish all that is still desired. I literally have no time for total nonsense. SO, I stick to myself except for very important friends, and of course my huge family. I'm simply too busy with my personal things in life to be fussed with outsiders. SO because I will not socially interact with my neighbors, especially a very despicable busybody, he makes up lies about me. Verbally assaults my exceptional character, and it has gotten to the point I am ready to get an " Injection Against Harassment" against him for it. He is a never ending gossip who loves spreading everyone else's business around to anyone willing to give him the time of day. I know he has many mental health issues, but what specifically can you see in someone who has to be so vicious about others. Especially those who avoid him [like me]. There are over a dozen neighbors who dislike this guy, but he literally has singled me out because I refuse to interact with him. I don't have the time in my life to be around people of that caliber! I do all I can to avoid him, not speak to him, he is just despicable towards me [I am his enemy], because of my refusal to interact with this wretched man. What makes a person act like that? What personality disorder can describe a person with such venom against others. Especially those they do not even know. I refuse to allow personal details out to any of neighbors, but for my chosen few. I go in for quality, not quantity, when picking friends. SO this guy MAKES UP his own lies against me. Pathological lying type issues. What do I need to research to teach me to deal with such a horrific neighbor? Even with COVID-19 going wild, he still finds an ear to rampage about me, to. What can I read to further my knowledge on dealing with this kind of a person. I've recommended him seeing a mental health professional, but he thinks he is in total denial that he has issues. I've even slipped a referral to NAMI [National Alliance on Mental Illness] 800-950-NAMI, into his mailbox... hoping he will take the hint.

[@Jc22ny]

Very Interesting topic! What would you say is the best form of therapy for someone who is not aware of what they are actually feeling and needs to be taught beyond the most common feelings/emotions? How could something like CBT or DBT be helpful for someone not aware of what they are feeling or have the clear knowledge of what those emotions/feelings are called? Thank you so much for all your Help & Videos! Many Blessings to you always

[@myddrynellis9342]

JuanCarlos C you are describing alexithymia. It may be worth doing a search on google scholar for "treating [insert your disorder here] in alexithymic individuals" or asking a psychologist to do this research for you.

[@kjtamf]

My thing that I don’t understand , is if we have to have a specific kind of therapist , for past trauma. And also I want to have faith in the telephone assessment, that I have but I’m wondering if it’s best to have a face to face meeting with the therapist for an assessment , I guess I need to just have a little faith in it. I really wonder if I’m the only person that struggles to talk to an unknown person I’ve never seen in person about personal things ? But I’m greatfull for these videos that help answer our questions & help us know these feelings are normal . Im happy there are these self help videos to guide us ,& validate our feelings xx thanks kati ❤️

[@bethanybennett9290]

Thanks for the run-down. Therapy can be perplexing :) :) My trust is helped by this vid. Generally, therapy has wanted to make me scratch my head and go "aaaagghhhh!!!". I'm so happy I found your channel. I had around 6 weeks of talk therapy several years ago. I wasn't straight-up with my therapist because of what I was there for. She ended up saying I may be paranoid, which I don't think was true. Actually, I was a victim of nasty cyber bullying and stalking and was terrified she would condone that, because it was widely known in our small community, and leave my self-esteem in tatters. I don't know if I created extra problems for myself there. :) Since then I haven't been able to get on any programs where I live. I've found online modules that deal in CBT. I'm seriously considering the intensive sessions of those. We have "books on prescription" services here the library does, where the GP recommends helpful workbooks for depression and anxiety...another option. Lastly, I've been offered Spiritual Guidance. This is where you have a spiritual counselor to help identify a personalised pathway in your religious life to move through. I think this may help me because it was a religious context in which the bullying started in the first place. My social coping skills were affected by the trauma of what would now be criminal acts under a UK Stalking Act. I ended up becoming isolated and the difficulty of actually telling the story in words when it was mainly visual and dramatic was like a communication wall and a huge block. Therefore, my reasoning goes it may be helpful to come at the problem from another angle and affirm at least one aspect of my identity that has been neglected. Some things that have played out where I live I can't control or change, and my medical treatment appears to be one of these things, after years spent trying. You can hear I'm at my wits end and doubly, triply grateful for your friendliness and insights!!!!! (For anyone struggling with bullying, it's often wrapped up as a youth issue but I'm nearly 33 and since I was 25 it has been decimating me!!!! Many of my would be systems of resilience have been inveigled. My heart goes out to you if you are young and struggling with this!!) Sorry for the massive comment by way of introduction. I'lll try and be shorter next time!!! Thanks again

[@victorsales5]

great video! Thanks for your dedication making these videos!

[@twiwonder]

DBT helped me considerably. Group and one on one. Perfect fit. :)

[@kierlak]

I did 1 year of IFS therapy. Helped me a lot. Read 10 books on it and can easily practice it by myself without a therapist. I was able to work on a very deep level (you normally have your eyes closed when during most of the session).

[@Jules-740]

What does IFS stand for?

[@Phoenix333Rising]

​@@Jules-740 Internal Family Systems

[@Jules-740]

@@Phoenix333Rising Thank you!👍

[@Jules-740]

What books would you recommend for a beginner?

[@twilafreek25]

I don't want to go to therapy because the only therapist available in my town is the same one who told me when I was getting help for anxiety that my problems aren't real and if I think of it like that enough then I won't still think I have anxiety

[@Dmaez321]

I personally do group experiential therapy and it has worked extremely well for me though it is HARD and gets really deep

[@BryanBustos70]

Thank you this helped me a lot today

[@sophiesciurus1833]

I'm about to start 'fixed-role therapy' - never heard of it before

[@Chillingcomfy]

How was it? :)

[@August-kc8xw]

Thanks for mentioning that because I have MDD and PMDD and it is pretty bad. I've only been hospitalized once and my counselors have talked me out of self harm and suicide but I'm not feeling happy.

[@MrTR909]

Two types of therapy I would add, depth psychology and psychoanalysis.

[@letstalkhealer]

You are an excellent therapist. When you are explaining serious kind of things try to make your expressions accordingly. Please don't mind. I learnt a lot from you. You are the best 👍

[@josephmartin1540]

In the last session I had , out of a series, my counselor used all three. Helped for a little while. Last sessions I had were with a Psychologist specializing in PTSD with the nice little light bar. That actually did more good than all of the other therapy I've had in my life! Also, what do you recommend for some one all of the professionals describe as ADHD, OCD, two learning disabilities, "probable PTSD and very probable ASD?" Who is in his upper 60s [USA]. PS, I've had enough of the three in the video to do myself... but that is a barely get by method. So far, it does get by, at some level. [Insert smily face emoji!] VERY GOOD JOB of explaining you did!

[@kerryirving2949]

I live in the uk. I’ve being doing what my cpn calls structured clinically management with my cpn for about 3 years or maybe more. Have you heard of this kati? 3 years ago I done what is called the decider skills course. & before that I started something called the therapeutic community. I was only able to do about 2 to 3 months of this due to it finishing due to lack of government funs, this was originally a 18 month programe

[@Bianca_The_Bee]

I was in a psych ward for 2 months and wasn’t offered ANY therapy afterwards 🙃 only medication. Gotta love an overburdened health system

[@DK051687]

Thank you for this educational video. 🙂

[@kerahnikkari5758]

This video was definitely helpful thanks!:)

[@David-yp5jf]

I believe that many of these therapies that you mention will only correct the outer shell of your emotions or thought proceses. To correct and understand feelings on a more profound level you also need to do Therapy with elements from psychoanalysis( not the typical Freudian but more modern approaches) , because human beings act on patterns that were formed during different stages of development, and we tend to replicate what our caregivers did on many ways. The closest type of therapy related to psychoanalysis you mention is talk therapy, but I don´t believe it is as casual as you mention it or as light hearted. Deep Mind archeology is so much more...

[@ramonarussum977]

I love Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It has really helped me when I am struggling.

[@phoenixlu]

Hi Kati. What type of therapy would be best for depression/suicidal thoughts and gender identity and sexuality questioning? Talk therapy?

[@ag2897]

Hi Phoenix, I struggle with most of the stuff you mentioned in your comment. And since Kati hasn't replied, I will give my two cents. I think CBT, DBT or ACT may work. Gender/sexuality issues are not exactly clinical issues but gender dysphoria is a diagnosable condition. For those issues, I think talk therapy and ACT may help

[@phoenixlu]

Thank you for the insight!

[@Thefitty]

Thanks for all this info! I would love to hear more about DBT and if theres an connection to humanistic perspective?

[@tobiascibira]

What is best for depression and suicidal toughts? :/

[@Life-qo2uj]

Tobias Cibira yea, simply finding the reason as to why youre here, meaning what you do to help the world or simply finding what makes you happy. A life with no purpose or constant failures makes u feel like death is the answer when really its not the case ever. I have had suicidal thoughts too but the few things that stopped me where the thoughts of giving up on my family, realizing how attached they are to me tho i cause them so much pain, ending my life wont help, but turning it around and fighting hard for them will. There is also the thought of this world we live in. There is pain, crime, people blinded by greed, others blinded by power i mean just all of this needs people to pay some attention to. The fact that this generation has a lot more depressed people just shows they need some1 to help them. If i die, its just a lot of wasted potential, lives i could have saved but now cant cause id be dead. Its like yea lifes hard, and i think its time we made it better. I dont care if i was the only 1 who lives for this, its important and matters to me. So search for what matters to you, if your in pain n it makes u feel tht bad do you want others who to go through it, n feel so bad too, or do u wana make it better for them? If so go search for ways to do just that!

[@Life-qo2uj]

Erhm but uh yea talk to therapist too. It helps. The mind is like a bunch of bridges leading to things that can hlp you. People just tell u the answer to things which is like showing which bridge to take to get to a answer not realizing that the bridge there isnt complete for you. Therapist helps you search for those pieces in your mind to build the the bridge and get you to the answer. N if its not the only answer u need they help u find the other answers and pieces till you become something you thought was impossible. The thing that can finally get you to your deepest heart's desires.

[@caseyprice426]

definitely DBT

[@superbabeuk]

I would say psychodynamic. It's helped me loads.

[@ErinLouisee]

i live in the uk and have bipolar disorder, at first i was given CBT the only treatment available at my local camhs but i didn't get on with it and i don't think i was ready to engage with the work and talk therapy wasn't enough support. After being inpatient x2 and turning 18 (moving services) I'm finally now doing intensive DBT and finding it a lot more helpful especially the physical skills i've learnt (physical can be easier than mental exercises for me especially when my thoughts are racing) It is a lot of work though with filling out diary cards everyday, 2 hour group and individual sessions every week plus homework x

[@MissTwilightHater]

+missloopylouful Hey, I'm in the exact same situation. Did you get DBT through your gp or privately?

[@BlueHeron654]

It's not the type of therapy that is helpful, it's the therapist.

[@mike-pw8hi]

its both

[@maramau2485]

iraqidolphin1 theres a big study that showed, the effect actually comes from the relationship between therapist and patient. The kind of therapy was not significant. Doesn't mean, it is like that in a single case, but overall, that's what the study found to be the main factor. I can't recall the name of the study, but i learned about it when i was in university and even read it completely, it was not fake crap or something.

[@csgnjaxnc]

I AGREE....SOOO MUCH...

[@csgnjaxnc]

@@mike-pw8hi HELL I AGREE ....

[@mike-pw8hi]

@@csgnjaxnc what was your experience?

[@illiakailli]

FREE of charge therapy is the best one

[@chesleykelley6523]

Since you first published this video, have you had any experience with EMDR? It is the type of therapy my LPC used to treat my PTSD. Just wondering if it is something that you would now include as one of the types of therapies, or if it is still not very common. For the record, it has been very effective for me. I also have enjoyed your videos; thanks for sharing!

[@jrg305]

Can you talk about psychoanalytic or modern psychoanalytic therapies? My therapist says he does this. I lie on a couch and face away because I was getting affirmed I was reading emotional states of others well (empath he says) in group but then felt gaslighted during individual with my therapist, which he was probably doing to protect himself and me from discounting him based on his personal reactions? Not sure. He doesn't do a lot of what I think is DBT. I'm a Nutrition counselor (RD) but think I use a hodgepodge of motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT, emotion checking. But I've picked up everything I've got from being with my therapist 2x/wk for 7 yrs for group and individual. Dietitian training was like 2 two week rotations in private practice eating disorders and one horrible class taught by an absent professor on counseling and education. Wouldn't be able to do my job without having been in therapy and continuing to go

[@jrg305]

Oh and to add to this, it is frustrating within the dietitian profession that certain RD think they know THE way to work with eating disorders when really our profession just states we are to monitor their eating and challenge beliefs about food. Some dietitian think the only way to go is this non evidence based intuitive eating approach some dietitian made up and sold a book on, which is now thought to be "the way to do it" in spite or lack of professional practice papers and support for it outside or the small RD community. They make it seem there is no room for other approaches. It is conform or be shunned. I hate that about this profession and feel lonely just from that let alone being one of the 5% men in the profession, in a world of women empowerment and "ME Too" there isn't any room for disagreeing with women in the profession without being called arrogant, because I'm a man with an educated and practiced professional opinion. Don't get me started on the mistreatment during the internship process and how much I had to keep my mouth shut to pass, since we get "character evaluations" from our preceptors. And then there is the mom transference I have with any pushy female boss, which is why I went private practice immediately for my own mental health.

[@elijay2565]

Hey kati, thanks for this video extremely helpful. I still don't know what therapy I am in right now!! But first session was ok looking forward to finally sorting my issues out!! Thank you for all the videos you do every one of them informative and more importantly understandable. You are truly awesome and I can't thank you enough for through your videos I am learning not to be so hard on myself, recovery is a process after all stay awesome!!! #KatiFAQ so with therapy starting up again my fear is going back to my old bad coping skills of sh, how can I deal with the stresses in therapy and not let it get to the point where I feel sh is the only option to realise the built up tension because of therapy? Thanks Jess xx

[@illusionistdave1]

kati, I absolutely love your videos. I only recently came across them. However, they have enlightened me a little bit about my illness and the type of therapy I'm getting, and I'm just not sure things are going well. I see my therapist once a week for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. Almost all of each therapy session consists of basically talking about what happened the previous week with my symptoms and how I was able to cope. This doesn't sound as deep as what I might need. I've been going for five years. I have admittedly gotten BETTER but not better enough. I know I can't pour out all the details here, but what are your thoughts on this situation? Thanks!

[@casablanca5081]

Hey Kati, so I've just started therapy and I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, my therapist wants to start treating it with medication without trying CBT first. I just want to know is this normal? I don't like to take meds, and I am scared that it may lead to addiction or that I will be too dependent on them in the future. Any thoughts?

[@ingvildkvakestad]

I think Talk therapy mixed with DBT is best for me I tried CBT I hated it it felt Stressed but I believe it can be good

[@hihi8771]

Thank you for helping

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Your example helps for my husbands style.

[@carlettajackson8659]

You video was great... I am going to post this video for many to see. Thanks

[@JesseJames-ig7gu]

That wedding band reminds me of a short guy in a lifted truck 😂

[@berniculus]

hug therapy from Kati Morton

[@danielroy8232]

so, how does CBT work if your thoughts are actually correct?

[@josephs1414]

Done CBT and Talk. Want to do DBT since I sometimes think my bipolar was misdiagnosed and is actually Borderline. (Even though I operated on an average of an hour of sleep for several weeks while inpatient and being pumped full of drugs to help me sleep... and I wonder why they diagnosed me with bipolar....) Absolutely hated CBT when I did it but years later I still draw on some of the things we talked about. Especially the thinking errors. "Mindreading" has always been a big one for me. Want to get my butt back in and take care of some things but not quite ready to.

[@ruqaia9563]

Great video. Thanks

[@louisedines5365]

In the uk we have counsellors using Psychodynamic, CBT, Humanistic & Integrative Counselling aproaches.

[@TlalliTube]

I am in MBT-treatment at the moment, and was diagnosed with BPD earlier this year. I am seriously considering changing therapy, because all we ever do is analyse and I need more than that. I need tools from DBT-therapy to help me with difficult emotions/criticism voices/intrusive thoughts throughout the day. Don’t know how to tell my therapist tho

[@dtarmizi4967]

Kati, please do Art Therapy please

[@midnoclove]

Anyone watching this video should read the book The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. van der Kolk. There is a lot that would contradict what Kati says. And it's always good to listen to opposing opinions before you make up your mind.

[@ingvildkvakestad]

What is best for ADHD, PTSD, depressed feelings and anxiety

[@Jaaauliiiia]

I live in Gothenburg Sweden (second largest city) and we have a "boderline treatment center" kind of.. Trying to translate but I think u get it.. BUT anyway we dont use DBT, we work with MBT. It stands for Mentalization-based treatment. :)

[@SSJKamui]

I would not say all therapy helps. Definitely not. My experience is, I am autistic. If you get the diagnosis of autism, people will try to send you to CBT. On the other hand, most CBT therapists seem to ignore the topic of social skills. You can see, this will be a problem in the long run.

[@crazisinger4008]

This really helps, thnx Katie ☺

[@ksb4646]

Kati, can you add and discuss psychodynamic therapy and best therapies for people with attachment issues..

[@jyotikadam8459]

Thank you for the video

[@cmhk9]

I’m not sure if you will see this, but my question is whether or not a patient with mdd is necessarily aware of all the other issues that come with depression. Depression may be the disease but the symptoms are crippling. Are these symptoms treatable by themselves?

[@freddykay2339]

I have been to therapy.

[@dr.heatherbrowne]

Great info and support!!!!

[@ihartevil]

thank you for all of these awesomely ha bisky vids i love this so much

[@lorawest7180]

Very informative thank you so much. 😊

[@mubashirlatif9350]

Kati, can mindfulness help overcome anxiety ? Has it shown to be effective scientifically ?

[@robbie41090]

Is it possible to be in therapy too long? Like, what if you've been in therapy a long time, but you're still struggling all the time. Is there a point where you just give up and live with your issues?

[@IfOnlyYouKnewMe1995]

I'm not exactly sure what therapy will work for me, mainly due to my reluctance to say anything about myself. I have been in therapy for about seven months now after leaving a psychiatrist who only upped my medicine. From your explaination, Ms. Kati, I might need all three. I currently am in ACT type of therapy, but I'm not sure it is really helping. My current diagnosis is depression with psychosis and OCD. Ms. Kati, how do you get past the stigma and reluctance with therapists to improve anything?

[@meaning1875]

it's cool thing to live in uae because I can watch your videos in the morning :):):):)

[@martacarvalho5260]

I used to do cbt and now I'm doing dynamic therapy

[@sal2975]

Marta Carvalho what is dynamic therapy?

[@FarlzBarkley]

Sal V, Dynamic approaches would fall under what Kati identified as “talk therapy.” The therapist may have more of a focus on a person’s past, dreams, they may make interpretations on behaviours, thoughts, feelings, etc. Usually a therapist in that “school” of philosophy of practice may draw from the work of Freud, Jung, Horney, Winnicott, Lacan, May, Bugental, Yalom, Stolorow, and others. CBT and DBT are relatively new in the young field of counseling/therapy, and are generally models that are seen as the most useful for addressing issues quickly, but can be incorporated into other “modes” of therapy. Psychotherapy focuses on depth work and characterological change, which takes time, a deep alliance with a clinician, and isn’t so much about having a reasonably “quick” fix in a psychological problem area.

[@JordanJFan]

Oh and I've got one question. Last autumn I was going to talk therapy and then she checked me into a outpatient youth clinic and I had to go to both. At the outpatient clinic I didn't understand anything...they like did a thousand weird tests like I had to click on a button every time I saw two shapes come on the computer screen after each other...? I'm not doing any kind of therapy now and I've been clean for a long time and doing great :)

[@cadmantheaviator]

Beware what you try. I stayed against my better judgement for over a year in group analytic psychotherapy. My health declined, I felt suicidal and unable to think about anything besides the fear I felt about the therapist and their tactics. Crudely manipulative and judgemental. My autonomy degraded with repeated insistence that I would not accept the "care" of the group. A terrifying experience that will forever mean I cannot conceive of trusting someone who calls themselves a "psychotherapist." Be careful. People who think they know what's best for other people, are the most dangerous of all.

[@diegoambrosio9903]

Hello, Kati! How are you? Will you please make a video about attunement? Is there any kind of psychotherapy which utilizes attunement as its "primary ingredient"? Thank you in advance

[@TheRealElaineYu]

I'm going through online CBT sessions right now but even after learning half of the information, I can't carry the information out into my real life.

[@rosebeanvalentine7725]

A counselor I had tried to pressure me to get my tubes tied and said I should give me daughter away and just visit her on weekends. Another counselor told me that interracial relationships were wrong and that I needed a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Both were so unethical.

[@JordanGordon-Naish]

Currently studying DMT and I must say that it is eye opening dude 😶

[@igw6467]

This is intriguing. I’m currently just starting my search for a therapist. I’m barely even ‘started’, actually. I am still researching different approaches and trying to identify which type of therapy is right for me. But your comment is compelling, especially because DMT caught my eye in the research process, and it earned the ‘# 1’ spot on my list of therapy types that align with my needs. Super random but would you mind unpacking your comment? I’m genuinely curious about your experience with DMT, and if you’re willing to share I’d LOVE to hear about the improvements and benefits you’ve experienced with DMT. If you don’t mind me asking, what exactly did you find eye-opening about DMT? What’s your experience been like? This is all new to me (and scary af) so any insight you can share would be greatly appreciated! Ian

[@kimbye1]

"Talk theraphy" is that Psychodynamic theraphy, as practiced by Freud and Jung?

[@christianwehner5565]

No she is either being lazy or perhaps genuinely doesn't understand any of the other therapeutic approach. Psycho-dynamic is one, but there are also the Existentialist dealing with the philosophical problems human life as a core component emotional distress and the Humanistic Carl Rogers which are the bedrock of a lot of therapies now-a-days but people only pay lip services. He pioneered the idea that it is the relationship with the therapist that mattered most, having someone be open to you and non-judgmental. Those are the other two schools, then all the post-modern such as narrative, feminist and so on, but none of them bring a significantly different conceptualization of the human psyche

[@lindsay3174]

I've tried so many different kinds of therapy and so far nothing has helped me at all.. I don't know if it's just the therapists I've had or maybe the lack of help and support I have at home or what... But I don't know what to do at this point, I'm feeling very alone in my recovery and so overwhelmed. I've tried talking to my parents about how I feel and they just brush it off like I'm overreacting or BSing them. I need help but I don't know what help I need and how to get it anymore.

[@shalomon9429]

I don't have any bad emotions, I want to rid myself of. Do you have recommendations for positive therapy, one in which I want to help myself thrive, self actualize, and strengthen my resiliency?

[@potmki6601]

I don't think it requires medical assistance

[@MamaKp2]

I’m feeling like overwhelmed and that I have so many issues i need each type of them. Psycho, cog, behavioral, family etc. So is there like … idk what i mean but i had childhood abuse, led to substance abuse, led to adult abuse, and continuing addiction. Clean with babies now but afraid my medication is being abused again and all those old issues are standing in my way of being a happy functioning parent and member of society. Do i start with a family therapist due to the children being my top priority? Sorry, thank you if you see this.

[@Be1smaht]

Awesome

[@CYBDD]

Kati Morton you look like Brenda from God is Grey she helps with my spiritual healing and path and Kati Morton is Psychological therapist helps with my mind emotional healing.