Therapists' Views of Mechanisms of Change in Psychotherapy: A Mixed-Method Approach.

ABSTRACT: The question of what works in psychotherapy has been a subject of debate in the recent years, occupying both clinicians and researchers. In this study, we aimed to assess the current perspectives held by clinicians regarding the processes which produce changes in psychotherapy, as well as the predictors of specific views. Licensed therapists (n = 107), consisting mainly of psychodynamically and integratively oriented psychologists, were asked to write in their own words what they think works in psychotherapy. Thematic analysis was employed to assess the main mechanisms of change as perceived by the therapists. Differences in the prevalence of specific themes were assessed using Friedman and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Univariate logistic regressions were employed to assess the facto

SUBMITTER: Tzur Bitan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9050201 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature