Reevaluating Therapy Durations and Evidence-Based Practices

This chapter questions the validity of short-term therapy guidelines, emphasizing the need for longer-term therapy for meaningful clinical benefits. It critiques the limits of current research in determining how long therapy takes to be effective, highlighting discrepancies between research findings and actual clinical outcomes. The importance of therapist-patient relationships, foundational psychological principles, and the journey to becoming a successful therapist are also discussed.