100. Patreon Selects: Is Good Therapy Just the Absence of Bad Therapy?
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Carrie and Ben are joined by Dr. Will Dobud to discuss two burning questions: is good therapy just the absence of bad therapy, and should we ban the use of cognitive behavioral therapy? We explore the importance of teaching people to think about psychotherapy models differently, the appeal of bringing therapy back to its pragmatist roots, and what the biased origins of personality tests can teach us about taking precautions when using theories of pathology. Plus, what can we learn from the wonderful history of smoke enemas?
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I think CBT should be banned. This therapy is cheap to implement but it barely scratches the surface. Any therapy that discounts the body/nervous system is a great disservice. it's even harmful because when it doesn't work as expected, clients really start to think there's something wrong with them. We cannot simplify therapy by only appealing to the rational part of the brain, and skipping over the limbic system and amygdala.