The Convergence Special Interest Group

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The SIG on Convergence in Psychotherapy of SEPI, the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.

Now is a time of rapid convergence between traditional views of psychotherapy, newer conceptualizations, metatheories, and more basic scientific investigations from disciplines such as neurophysiology and computational neurobiology. Excited by the possibility of clarifying the common infrastructure of all psychotherapies, a group of us formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Convergence within SEPI, the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.

The Executive Council of SEPI chartered the formation of the SIG and agreed to a Psychology Today blog for communication between group members and open to other interested parties. We believe that the blog format, with posts and encouragement of comments, provides the ideal place to share and refine our views.

We wish to clarify that the views expressed here do not represent the official views or positions of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.

Recent Posts

Toward a Common Core of Psychotherapy

Three experts discuss what psychotherapy is all about.

Does Psychotherapy Really Have a Common Infrastructure?

For the first 100 years, it was not possible to make out even the outlines of how therapy works. However, neuroscience has finally begun to provide the building blocks.

8 Universal Principles of Psychotherapy

There are many ways to practice psychotherapy. Is there anything that we universally agree on? We propose eight principles of the problems clients face that might be the start.

A Possible Bridge Between CBT and PDT

Dr. Jeffery Smith focuses on the corrective emotional experience as a potential bridge between the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic psychotherapy traditions.

Psychotherapy: When Will It Be a Grown-Up?

Dr. Marvin Goldfried shares his thinking on the progress—and future—of psychotherapy integration.

Psychotherapy and the Meaning of Life

Finding new meaning is central to growth in therapy. And there may be many ways to get there.

Are You Ready for a Universal Model of Psychotherapy?

We describe the common infrastructure that underpins essentially all schools and orientations of psychotherapy.

Are You Sure Your Therapy Has a Recipe?

Psychotherapy integration, like good cooking, needs both a recipe and the optimal ingredients.

Psychotherapy Integration: The Least Sexy Aspect

What do we need to move the field of psychotherapy integration to the next level? We need a universally accepted explanation of how therapy works.

The Four Quadrants of Integral Metatheory

Should we conceptualize, practice, and research from these four perspectives?