This Powerpoint presentation is part of a graduate course taught at NYU on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

1. History of CBT
Therapy
J. Ryan Fuller, Ph.D.
New York Behavioral Health
New York, NY

2. What is Psychotherapy?
Mayo Clinic: General term for the treatment of a mental
(behavioral) disorder while working with a mental health
provider
Corsini (2005): Formal process of interaction between two
parties for the purpose of ameliorating distress with the
therapist having some theory of personality’s origins,
development, maintenance and change along with a method
of treatment related to the theory, in the areas of:
Cognitive
Affective
Behavioral

3. Which do we use?
Many schools of psychotherapy exist
Forms of therapy are based on various theories
Clusters of techniques are often associated with different
schools of psychotherapy
Mechanisms of change are often provided by theory and
some have received scientific attention

4. Psychotherapy Elements
Interaction
Domains
Cognition
Emotion
Behavior
Personality Theory
Theory of Change
Techniques related to theory

5. How do we decide?

6. First Wave

7. Second Wave

8. Third Wave