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An approach to the psyche developed by Carl Gustav Jung, exploring the collective unconscious, archetypes, individuation process and dream symbolism to achieve Self-totality.
Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic approach based on a return to Freud through structural linguistics, asserting the unconscious is structured like a language and using variable-length sessions.
An adaptation of psychoanalysis in short format (10-30 sessions), focused on a central conflict, actively using transference and interpretation to produce rapid, targeted change.
A modern psychodynamic school viewing the therapeutic relationship itself as the main change agent, emphasizing mutual co-construction of experience between patient and therapist.
A body psychotherapy developed by Alexander Lowen combining verbal analytic work and intense physical exercises to release chronic muscle tensions (character armor) and restore vital energy flow.
A mindfulness-based body psychotherapy developed by Ron Kurtz, using somatic awareness and bodily experiences to access and transform unconscious material.
A third-wave CBT therapy that develops psychological flexibility through acceptance of internal experiences and commitment to values-aligned actions.
An integrative third-wave therapy combining CBT, mindfulness and dialectical philosophy, initially designed for borderline personality disorder and extended to intense emotional dysregulation.
Ericksonian hypnosis, developed by Milton H. Erickson, is a permissive and indirect approach to therapeutic hypnosis. It uses metaphors, indirect suggestions and the patient's unconscious resources to facilitate change.
A third-wave therapy targeting not thought content but metacognitive processes — the beliefs and mental strategies that maintain pathological rumination and worry.
An integrative approach combining CBT, attachment theory and psychodynamic concepts to identify and transform early maladaptive schemas from childhood that perpetuate psychological suffering.
A structured behavioral treatment for depression that breaks the cycle of withdrawal and avoidance by scheduling valued and meaningful activities.
A psychotherapeutic model viewing the mind as a system of sub-personalities ('parts') organized around a compassionate core Self, offering a non-pathologizing path to trauma healing.
Group protocol where each participant taps simultaneously on their own problem while a volunteer works with the therapist, generating shared therapeutic benefits through resonance effect.
EFT protocols specifically adapted by age group — from tapping games with 4-7 year olds to adolescent empowerment — to reduce school anxiety, phobias, trauma, and improve self-esteem.
A structured, scientifically validated psychotherapy that identifies and modifies dysfunctional thoughts and maladaptive behaviors to treat anxiety, depression and numerous psychological disorders.
EFT combines acupressure point stimulation with emotion verbalization to release emotional blockages. Developed by Gary Craig, this "tapping" technique is used for anxiety, phobias, and trauma.
Metta meditation (Metta Bhavana) systematically cultivates loving-kindness toward oneself and then others. An ancestral Buddhist practice, it develops compassion, empathy, and positive connections.