Basic schools of psychotherapy

Psychodynamic therapy

 * months to years
 * understand and cope better with feelings by talking about experiences
 * assumption: emotional problems are caused by unresolved, generally unconscious conflicts often stemming from childhood

Humanistic psychology

 * goes back to rogers (20th century, psychologist)
 * represents together with Abraham Maslow the humanistic psychology
 * Client oriented therapy: importance of personal choice

Logotherapy

 * the search for purpose and meaning
 * goes back to viktor frankl

CBT

 * Making links between behavior, cognition and affect