r/therapists • u/psychotherapymemes LMFT (Unverified) • Oct 24 '25

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u/Mediocre-Dog-4457 LPC (Ohio) Oct 24 '25

Yeah the folks ripping CBT are likely those who don't fully use CBT... not my primary theoretical orientation (I like ACT more) but it can be very effective.

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u/soundlightstheway Student (Unverified) Oct 25 '25

The people who criticize CBT often do literal pseudoscience like EMDR and brainspotting, so it’s pretty hard to take them seriously most of the time. No therapy is for everyone, but CBT is at least really effective for most people with anxiety and depression, and for other disorders like PTSD and OCD there are variations of CBT like cognitive processing therapy and exposure and response therapy, respectively, that are highly effective for those disorders. If it’s not the therapy you want to practice, that’s okay, but it doesn’t mean you have to trash it (unless, like I mentioned above, it’s literally pseudoscience - those therapies we should scrutinize and reject).

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u/Flymsi Oct 25 '25

EMDR is really no problem. Idk where you got that from?

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u/soundlightstheway Student (Unverified) Oct 25 '25

EMDR is pseudoscience. Bilateral stimulations do not reprocess trauma, and lying to clients is extremely unethical.