Why it matters
It explains why very different therapies work about equally well.
Core term · Marvin Goldfried
Common Factors
The ingredients shared by all effective therapies — a strong relationship, hope, a believable rationale — that may matter more than the specific method.
Areas of life
Therapychangerelationships
How to handle it
Tend to the relationship and shared hope, whatever the technique.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
Bring it to your own life
Questions in this spirit
A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.
From concept to practice
Turn Common Factors into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.