Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes cognitive and behavioral processes in order to treat a range of psychological issues. One of the main principles of CBT is the cognitive model, in which there is a strong relationship between how we evaluate/interpret what happens around us (our thoughts about ourselves, others and the world), what we feel (our emotions) and how we act (our behavior). Based on this, CBT seeks to help clients identify the different aspects of their problems, understand their emotions, set goals, recognize what prevents these goals from being achieved, and enable them to modify thoughts and behaviors that cause them suffering.

The effectiveness of CBT for various psychological problems has been researched more than any other psychotherapeutic approach. As a result, it has been discovered which aspects of treatment are most suitable for different people and which therapeutic interventions work best for different problems. For example, several studies reveal that CBT alone is more effective than medication alone for disorders such as anxiety and depression.

Research shows that people who are treated with CBT – particularly for anxiety and depression – stay well for longer. This means that people who adhere to CBT relapse less often than those who opt for other forms of psychotherapy or only use medication.

Systemic therapy is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on how interpersonal relationships, behavioral patterns, and choices in an individual’s life are interconnected with the difficulties they face in their lives. The concept of systemic therapy comes from the theory that each individual is part of a system that is affected and sustained by them, i.e. that all members of the group have a stake in the stability, balance, and maintenance of the group’s patterns.

Systemic therapy can be used in the context of individual psychotherapy, for groups, but is most commonly used in the treatment of couples or families, as it aims to interact between members as a cohesive unit, looking for patterns among each individual that influence or impede the potential for change in the family system, promoting self-understanding, understanding of different perspectives, empowerment, relational skills, empathy, group work, among other qualities.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a new form of psychotherapy, developed in the USA in the late 1980s by Dr. Francine Shapiro.

It is designed to address and treat traumatic and disturbing experiences that contribute to problems in everyday life.
The human brain naturally processes painful experiences so that we have adaptive tools to deal with similar circumstances in the future. However, sometimes a blockage occurs in the brain’s neurological system, and this adaptive processing is interrupted. EMDR therapy allows stimulation of the cerebral hemispheres where painful memories are stored, so that traumatic memories can be reprocessed by the brain and thus stored in a more adaptive way, bringing relief from dysfunctional symptoms.

The effectiveness of EMDR is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has been proven through more than 200 research studies published internationally in journals, with the American Psychiatric Association (USA), the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), the Veterans Administration (USA), and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies considering it an effective treatment for trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).