Do clients train therapists to become eclectic and use the common factors? A qualitative study listening to experienced psychotherapists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15699440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas Behan (0000-0003-4824-6854, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 183-183 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40359-022-00886-6 |
| PMID | 35897054 |
| OpenAlex | W4288726323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
In practice, most psychotherapists start practicing from a traditional theoretical orientation only to find their approach evolves over time toward an informal eclecticism featuring common factors. This common factors-based eclecticism emerges primarily from practice experience with clients. These findings suggest an avenue for further inquiry-if psychotherapists are going to gradually evolve in an unplanned eclectic direction guided by their client interactions, are they also concurrently and inherently drawn to the common factors? If the answer proves to be yes, what are the implications for early training? Should the gradual emphasis toward common factors be supplanted with a more intentional and efficient focus on them in the training of students and early career clinicians
Active listening · Eclecticism · Psychodynamics · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Applied Psychology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |