Techniques - Family systems therapy

Genograms
Teaching
Asking questions
Joining the family
Tracking sequences
Issuing directives
Countertransference
Family mapping
Reframing
Restructuring
Enactments
Setting boundaries
Bring about change in a short time

Techniques - Postmodern approaches

Change-talk
Creative use of questioning
Miracle question
Scaling questions
Listening to client's story
Externalizing and naming problem
Discovering clues to competence
Write letters to clients
Find an audience that will support their changes

Techniques - Feminist therapy

Employ consciousness-raising techniques
Help clients recognize impact of gender-role socialization on lives
Gender-role analysis
Power analysis
Demystifying therapy
Bibliotherapy
Journal writing
Self-disclosure
Assertiveness training
Reframing and relabeling
Cognitive restructuring
Identifying and challenging untested beliefs
Role playing
Psychodramatic methods
Group work
Social Action

Techniques - Reality therapy

Active, directive didactic therapy
Evaluate present actions to see if desire to change
Develop specific plan for change and make commitment to follow through

Techniques - Cognitive behavioral therapy

Diverse methods tailored to meet individuals
Active, directive, time-limited, present-centered, psychoeducational, and structured
Engage in Socratic dialogue
Collaborative empiricism
Debating irrational beliefs
Carry out homework assignments
Gather data on assumptions
Keep a record of activities
Form alternative interpretations
Learn new coping skills
Change language and beliefs
Role playing
Imagery
Confront faulty beliefs
Self-instructional training
Stress inoculation training

Techniques - Behavior therapy

Reinforcement
Shaping
Modeling
Systematic desensitization
Relaxation methods
Flooding
Eye movement and desensitization reprocessing
Cognitive restructuring
Assertion and social skills training
Self-management programs
Mindfulness and acceptance methods
Behavioral rehearsal
Coaching
Multimodal therapy techniques
Contracts and homework assignments

Techniques - Gestalt therapy

Experiments designed to intensify experience
Experiments are co-created
Invent own experiments