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73._how_important_are_the_common_factors_1 Treatment Selection Integrative Psychotherapy

Treatment Selection

Integrative Psychotherapy

REFLECTIVE EXERCISE: BUILDING YOUR OWN MODALITY FIT MATRIX

You are required to design your own visual Modality Fit Matrix using Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint, or a similar design platform.

This matrix should visually represent how you decide which counselling approach fits which client presentation.

Your visual must include:

1. The Four Modalities

   • CBT

   • Person-Centred

   • Narrative

   • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

2. At Least 4 Decision Domains, such as:

   • Presenting problem focus

   • Emotional regulation / stability

   • Client readiness and motivation

   • Structure vs exploration preference

   • Time constraints / context

   • Cultural or identity considerations

3. Clear Visual Logic
   Examples:

   • Columns = modalities, rows = client factors

   • Quadrants showing “best fit”

   • Icons, colour coding, or scoring indicators

   • Flow arrows showing decision pathways

4. Brief Explanatory Labels

   • One-line descriptors (e.g. “High structure”, “Meaning-focused”, “Future-oriented”)

REFLECTIVE EXERCISE: Case Studies

Please download your case studies here. You do not need to submit this, but please bring it to class for discussion in your next lesson:

Counselling Modalities – Case Studies