Psychodynamic therapy also looks at patterns of how we experience the world. If life has been difficult, perhaps with family break-ups, or stressed-out parents, or other setbacks, this may have left us experiencing the world as rejecting, uncaring or unreliable. Or it may be something in our own psychological make-up that makes us feel this way.
Sometimes called 'Third Wave CBT', Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a slightly different way of understanding psychological distress, holding that some pain and upset is part of living, but it is how we respond to this that causes problems.
EMDR is an innovative treatment originally developed for treating traumatic memories, where people might be struggling with flashbacks, nightmares or intrusive thoughts, perhaps as a result of being in combat zones, or from violence or abuse.
Read more: Eye Movement De-sensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
