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