Sep 21, 2026 · 13 min · 7 segments
**In this episode, we discuss the world of psychotherapy types. We answer the question: how do you choose the right approach for yourself — whether it’s CBT, psychodynamic, schema or integrative…
Developed around the mid-20th century, CBT is built on a very simple but powerful premise.
Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected and constantly influencing one another.
When you get stuck in a negative or distorted thought loop, it triggers a specific emotional response.
It then drives how you react physically or behaviorally in your life in general.
It's often recommended for things like acute anxiety, breaking specific behavioral patterns, addressing phobias, or when you just want actionable strategies for the present moment.
When I tried CBT, What I really appreciated was how hands-on and active it felt.
You get actual exercises or reflection sheets like mapping out daily thought loops or identifying cognitive distortions.
It gives you tools to catch yourself in those automatic patterns and consciously choose a different, healthier response.
On the other end of the spectrum, we have psychodynamic therapy, which comes from traditional psychoanalysis.
While CBT focuses heavily on the here and now and solving immediate behavioral symptoms, psychodynamic therapy looks deeper into your past, early childhood experiences, attachment styles, and subconscious patterns.
It operates on the idea that many of our current behaviors, emotional triggers, and relationship dynamics are shaped by experiences from our earlier life, and we might not even be consciously aware of it on a daily basis.
Psychodynamic therapy is ideal if you're looking to understand yourself deeper as a human being.
For me, it was finding the deeper why behind my actions, breaking some negative patterns that kept repeating in my life, and simply do deep, meaningful self-exploration.
You are gradually exploring deeper emotional roots and subconscious patterns over time with the guidance of your therapist.
Developed around the mid-20th century, CBT is built on a very simple but powerful premise.
Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected and constantly influencing one another.
When you get stuck in a negative or distorted thought loop, it triggers a specific emotional response.
It then drives how you react physically or behaviorally in your life in general.
It's often recommended for things like acute anxiety, breaking specific behavioral patterns, addressing phobias, or when you just want actionable strategies for the present moment.
When I tried CBT, What I really appreciated was how hands-on and active it felt.
You get actual exercises or reflection sheets like mapping out daily thought loops or identifying cognitive distortions.
It gives you tools to catch yourself in those automatic patterns and consciously choose a different, healthier response.
On the other end of the spectrum, we have psychodynamic therapy, which comes from traditional psychoanalysis.
While CBT focuses heavily on the here and now and solving immediate behavioral symptoms, psychodynamic therapy looks deeper into your past, early childhood experiences, attachment styles, and subconscious patterns.
It operates on the idea that many of our current behaviors, emotional triggers, and relationship dynamics are shaped by experiences from our earlier life, and we might not even be consciously aware of it on a daily basis.
Psychodynamic therapy is ideal if you're looking to understand yourself deeper as a human being.
For me, it was finding the deeper why behind my actions, breaking some negative patterns that kept repeating in my life, and simply do deep, meaningful self-exploration.
You are gradually exploring deeper emotional roots and subconscious patterns over time with the guidance of your therapist.
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