Dominating our field is the assumption that for psychotherapy to be effective in a few sessions, depth must be sacrificed. Clinicians striving for brevity usually steer clear of a client’s compelling, unconscious, lifelong themes. Challenging this view, Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy (DOBT) demonstrates that focused, rapidly effective in-depth therapy with individuals, couples and families turns out to be a very real option.
Watch as a male client discovers how major past and current life themes generate his baffling annual depression. In one actual session, Ecker masterfully leads him into a deep exploration and reassessment. By using a variety of simple but highly effective techniques to discover unconscious emotional truth, the basis of the client’s low self-esteem is revealed, prompting a new sense of mastery and possibilities. All in all, an impressive demonstration of what can be accomplished in a single session by a very talented therapist. Comes with a Viewer’s Manual to enhance learning.
