In this episode of "An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth" Sydney and Kelly interview Ana Maldonado, LPC, discussing different types of therapy. This is part one of two episodes on this topic.

• Every theory has strengths and weaknesses
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT. The most researched type of therapy
• Behavior is shaped by your thoughts, often uses worksheets
• Works to install new ways of thinking and directing your thought patterns
• Can use CBT on a lot of different issues, addictions, relationships...
• Requires practicing over and over, and role playing is helpful
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, DBT. A subset of CBT. Focuses on emotional regulation. Important for trauma work
• Works to create stability
• Mindfulness...self aware of emotions and body reactions
• Distress tolerance awareness
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Emotional regulation...how to come back from reactiveness
• Designed for borderline personality patients, but is helpful for a variety of diagnosis
• This requires a lot of buy-in from clients. You have to choose to practice and commit to change and choose to practice self examination and be uncomfortable
• Acceptance and change

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