Which Therapy is Best for Depression?

 

Whatever the therapy happens to be called, therapy for depression must incorporate the following elements:

1. A therapist who has an up-to-date and accurate clinical understanding of what depression is. (You can check this by learning yourself through the Depression Learning Path.
2. A therapy which is time-limited, active and focused on learning skills, not personality change.
3. There should be a significant improvement in symptoms within 6 sessions, and usually earlier.
4. A therapist who you feel you can work with.

There are well over 400 different types of psychotherapy on offer for clinical depression. This can be confusing to say the least.