Other Treatments Cognitive Behavior Therapy (C.B.T.) Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a type of therapy which helps people change the way they think. By challenging maladapted thoughts and cognitive distortions, people are able to change their moods, improve stress, and achieve goals. These goals may be specific such as finishing school, or general such as understanding the lack of meaning in one’s life and implementing a plan to change it. C.B.T. is considered a well established treatment by the American Psychological Association and has been researched for depression, anxiety, stress, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and agoraphobia. It is also used for somatic disorders, eating disorders, headaches, and marital distress. Interpersonal Psychotherapy (I.P.T.) Interpersonal Psychotherapy is based on exploring issues, relationships, and communication with other people. It was originally designed to treat clinical depression since interpersonal difficulties contribute to and help to maintain depression. It is now an approved form of therapy for depression and or eating disorders. The therapist helps the clients to recognize the associations between their mood and interpersonal experiences. It is an active therapy that focuses on role transition, interpersonal deficits, grief, and role disputes The therapist and the client identify the problems the client has with interpersonal relationships. Once this history is explored and the problem areas are identified, the client explores ways to change or looks at past attempts to change. This is reviewed and analyzed with a focus on the future and how the client can continue to improve interpersonal relationships. Family Therapy In this therapy, the family meets as a unit. The goal of therapy is to improve communication and foster understanding in the family. It can be used for relationship building and parenting skills. It is also used to help families cope with an illness or mental disorder in the family. Group Therapy This therapy involves a group in which members interact with one another as well as with the therapist. The group dynamic aids in feelings of being understood, shared experiences, and learning. Psychodynamic Therapy Psychodynamic therapy helps clients to understand why they do what they do. Our adverse childhood experiences, defense mechanisms, and unconscious conflicts affect our present behaviors. This can result in low self-esteem, rigid boundaries, and poor functioning. Psychodynamic therapy can aid clients in self-understanding and finding new ways to deal.