Compare Modalities
Select up to 4 modalities to compare across every dimension. The "Core Tensions" panel highlights where selected modalities fundamentally disagree about what the problem is and what the self is.
About the Compare Tool
This tool lets you place up to four therapeutic modalities side by side and compare them across every dimension in the Epoché Clinical dataset. Comparison fields include core mechanism, ontology (what each approach thinks a person fundamentally is), epistemology, therapeutic voice, evidence tier, guideline status, RCT count, conditions treated, training requirements, certification pathways, cost, philosophical roots, equity and cultural adaptations, blind spots, and controversies.
The "Core Tensions" panel is unique to this tool: it identifies the points where your selected modalities genuinely disagree about the nature of suffering, the self, and what constitutes change. For example, comparing CBT and Psychoanalysis reveals a fundamental tension between symptom-focused and insight-focused models of change — CBT targets maladaptive cognitions directly, while Psychoanalysis treats symptoms as surface expressions of unconscious conflict. These tensions aren't flaws; they reflect real, unresolved questions in the field about what therapy is and how it works.
All 141 modalities across 17 clinical traditions are available for comparison, including psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, existential, somatic, systemic, trauma-focused, psychedelic-assisted, and postmodern approaches.