How do we know which psychotherapy research is trustworthy? Dr. Alex Williams and Dr. John Sakaluk help us search for evidence in all the logical places: the replication crisis, RCTs, qualitative studies, dolphin therapy, Canadian football, researchers fighting Connor McGregor, and of course, EMDR. This episode is brought to you by MR. BEAR (Meta-analysis, Registered, Big sample size, Experiment, Active control group, Replicated). Thank you for listening. To support the show and receive access to regular bonus episodes, check out the Very Bad Therapy Patreon community. Today's episode is sponsored by Sentio Counseling Center – high-quality, low-fee online therapy in California with immediate availability for new clients. Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Bookshelf / Tell Us Your Story Show Notes: Alex Williams' Twitter John Sakaluk's Twitter The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy Feeling the Future: Experimental Evidence for Anomalous Retroactive Influences on Cognition and Affect Telling More Than We Can Know: Verbal Reports on Mental Processes (Nisbett & Wilson, 1977) Pim Cuijpers' Publications
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