Compare Modalities
Start with two approaches to explore their mechanisms, evidence, and philosophical assumptions. You can add up to two more.
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About the Compare Tool
This tool lets you place up to four therapeutic modalities side by side and compare their recorded characteristics. Comparison fields include core mechanism, ontology (what each approach thinks a person fundamentally is), epistemology, therapeutic voice, guideline status, RCTs, meta-analyses, conditions, timeframe, format, philosophical roots, blind spots, and controversies. Start with a suggested pair or search for an approach, then copy the comparison link to return to it later.
The "Philosophical starting points" panel brings together each approach's descriptions of suffering and the self. Read them side by side to explore where their assumptions align or differ.
All 151 modalities across 16 clinical traditions are available for comparison, including psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, existential, somatic, systemic, trauma-focused, psychedelic-assisted, and postmodern approaches.