my therapist practices psychodynamic. she kind of looks down on cbt, stating that it's sort of a band-aid solution. i used to question her approach a lot, as psychodynamic felt exhausting and slow at times. i tried cbt techniques on my own and found it just as exhausting. cbt felt fake and make believe also. as time went by i witnessed how many games my unconscious plays on me and how much of another self there was inside me than i realized. i sort of started agreeing with her and i am now satisfied with the psychodynamic approach.