TYPES OF THERAPY
THERAPIES GOALS KEY CONCEPT, EXAMPLES,
OR TECHNIQUES
Insight Therapy Gain deeper understanding of Example: Psychodynamic.
patients’ thoughts, emotions,
and behavior.
Psychoanalysis Bring unconscious conflicts into Key Concept: Free association
conscious awareness. Dream analysis
Resistance
Transference
Psychodynamic Focuses on current problems Example: Interpersonal
rather than the past. Psychotherapy
Humanistic Achieve self-awareness and Key Concept: Active listening
personal growth. Empathy
Focus on growth
Behavioral Change maladaptive behaviors Technique: Systematic
through conditioning. Desensitization
Aversive Conditioning
Token Economy
Cognitive Change irrational or distorted Technique: Cognitive therapy
thinking.
Teach new constructive ways of
thinking.
Cognitive-Behavioral Change both negative thinking Key Concept: Treating
and unhelpful behavior. depression, anxiety, and OCD
Group Therapy Treating multiple clients Key Concept: Shared
together. experience
Constructive feedback
Family Therapy Heal relationships and open up
communication.
Eye Movement Desensitization Helps individuals process Key Concept: Effective for PTSD
and Reprocessing traumatic memories and other
distressing experiences.
Light exposure Regulate a person’s circadian Key Concept: Effective for
rhythm and improving mood seasonal depression
by mimicking sunlight.
Biomedical Medical interventions Example: Antianxiety
Antipsychotic drugs
THERAPIES GOALS KEY CONCEPT, EXAMPLES,
OR TECHNIQUES
Insight Therapy Gain deeper understanding of Example: Psychodynamic.
patients’ thoughts, emotions,
and behavior.
Psychoanalysis Bring unconscious conflicts into Key Concept: Free association
conscious awareness. Dream analysis
Resistance
Transference
Psychodynamic Focuses on current problems Example: Interpersonal
rather than the past. Psychotherapy
Humanistic Achieve self-awareness and Key Concept: Active listening
personal growth. Empathy
Focus on growth
Behavioral Change maladaptive behaviors Technique: Systematic
through conditioning. Desensitization
Aversive Conditioning
Token Economy
Cognitive Change irrational or distorted Technique: Cognitive therapy
thinking.
Teach new constructive ways of
thinking.
Cognitive-Behavioral Change both negative thinking Key Concept: Treating
and unhelpful behavior. depression, anxiety, and OCD
Group Therapy Treating multiple clients Key Concept: Shared
together. experience
Constructive feedback
Family Therapy Heal relationships and open up
communication.
Eye Movement Desensitization Helps individuals process Key Concept: Effective for PTSD
and Reprocessing traumatic memories and other
distressing experiences.
Light exposure Regulate a person’s circadian Key Concept: Effective for
rhythm and improving mood seasonal depression
by mimicking sunlight.
Biomedical Medical interventions Example: Antianxiety
Antipsychotic drugs
