Bruce Ecker describes what counteractive therapy is and how Coherence Therapy is a fundamentally non-counteractive and non-interpretive form of therapy.
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Our symptoms, patterns and roles make sense. These schemas were often developed early in life and help provide us with a map of reality and rules for how to stay safe. A non-counteractive therapist does not attempt to confront or directly attempt to change their clients' behavior, instead they work to help their clients to understand how these behaviors were logical solutions to surviving in an adverse situations. This is referred to as symptom coherence.

But simply gaining insight about the source of these patterns is not enough to achieve transformational change, a form of deep psychological change that is rapid, profound and self-maintaining without continuous effort or therapeutic treatment. Bruce Ecker explores the story of Coherence Therapy and what they learned about the conditions that are required in order to achieve transformational change.

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00:00 What does it mean to be a counteractive therapist?
04:34 The story behind the development of Coherence Therapy
06:36 Creating transformational change. Step 1: identify the schema
09:08 Step 2: the juxtaposition experience
18:47 Coherence Therapy is non-interpretive
24:52 Preview of the next video in the series and outro