For Psychologists
Clinical perspectives on how each value presents in therapeutic settings.
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Trust
Schema Therapy
Directly addresses the mistrust/abuse and emotional deprivation schemas that often underlie trust-dominant values. The limited reparenting component provides a corrective emotional experience of reliable care over time.
Trust
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
For clients in relationship distress, EFT's focus on attachment needs and cycles helps the client articulate the fear underneath the scorekeeping and creates space for the partner to understand what trust represents in the client's emotional system.
Trust
EMDR
When trust issues are rooted in specific betrayal experiences, EMDR can process the traumatic charge of these events and reduce the hypervigilance they generate. This is particularly effective for clients whose current trust difficulties clearly trace to identifiable early experiences.
Identity
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
The parts framework provides a way to explore the different aspects of the client's identity without requiring them to abandon any of them. The concept of a Self that is distinct from parts allows the client to discover a core identity that does not depend on any particular presentation.
Identity
Psychodynamic Therapy
The exploration of the developmental origins of the identity construction provides context and compassion for a process that was originally adaptive. The long-term relational frame allows the therapist to see beyond the persona over time and to reflect back what they observe.
Identity
Narrative Therapy
The reauthoring process aligns with the client's strength in self-narration while creating space for alternative stories that include the parts of themselves they have excluded. Externalizing problems separates the client from the identity and creates room for flexibility.
Devotion
Schema Therapy
Directly addresses the self-sacrifice, emotional deprivation, and subjugation schemas that drive compulsive caregiving. The limited reparenting component provides the experience of being cared for, which is the corrective experience these clients most need.
Devotion
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
Builds the self-compassion system that has been systematically neglected. The focus on extending to themselves the care they easily give others directly addresses the central imbalance.
Devotion
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Helps the client identify and attend to the exiled parts that carry their own unmet needs. The caretaker part can be honored for its service while making room for the parts that need care.
Connection
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
The focus on attachment bonds and emotional processing aligns directly with this client's relational orientation. EFT works with the client's strengths rather than against them, using the emotional connection as the mechanism of change.
Connection
Relational Psychoanalysis
The emphasis on the therapeutic relationship as the primary vehicle for change matches the client's belief system. The longer frame allows for the development of a deep relational experience that can address early attachment wounds.
Connection
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Helps the client develop an internal attachment relationship with their own parts, reducing dependence on external connection for emotional regulation. The Self-energy concept provides an internal secure base.