Psychotherapy should focus on self-understanding and agency as active processes rather than just focusing on symptom reduction through drugs or thought redirection.

“CBT packages very nicely. And you could see how if you start changing thoughts and how they make you feel like you can get some movement on the surface, even if there's no movement underneath. And again, I'm not saying CBT is bad, but to see it as the whole answer guarantees failure in so many situa”