Dr. Eric Bender

So this can be part of CBT too for anxiety and people who have fears.

So that's cognitive behavioral therapy.

And I'll use elements of that in my therapy.

What I do the bulk of is called psychodynamic psychotherapy.

And that's looking at relationships, the dynamics between people.

Oh, I noticed that this relationship you're describing with your father, it seems to mimic actually the relationship you have with your husband.

Can you tell me more about that?

They're looking at what is happening in their lives and what are patterns of behavior that might still not serve you well that you're doing or what are patterns that might be different that could serve you better?

So that's psychodynamic work, looking at relationships.

Psychoanalytic is looking at the unconscious.

It's looking at experiences early in your life that you might not have realized impacted you.

So I'll use some elements of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Then there's acceptance and commitment therapy where you're looking at

Okay, I do tend to see the world this way and I do have this understanding of it.

So let me accept that, commit to possibly seeing something different or looking at it in a different way.

So I use elements of all of these different therapies.

Some of them are strictly manualized, meaning there's a manual.

And if you are a strict person in terms of CBT, you do the 10 week, this week we do this, this week we do this, this week we do this.

Some people love that.

They love the homework that comes with that.