ab-istdp
Attachment-Based Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (AB-ISTDP) is an accelerated form of psychodynamic psychotherapy that seeks to identify and eradicate the core causes of our internal emotional problems as quickly and efficiently as possible. The theory underlying AB-ISTDP states that the difficulties in our life are often a reflection of how we deal with our "emotional insides" (e.g., our feelings, urges, and longings) and how we relate to other people. Most of us, to some extent, hide our feelings, urges, and longings from ourselves and others. This leads to relationship that are not as fulfilling as they should be. It also keeps us from leading the kinds of lives that will be most pleasurable and successful. The AB-ISTDP therapist first helps patients identify the specific ways they have learned to keep their feelings, urges, and longings hidden, and then helps patients learn to manage their feelings, urges, and longings so that they may lead lives that are meaningful, fulfilling, and successful. AB-ISTDP is the primary focus of Dr. Link's practice.
ISTDP was first developed by Habib Davanloo, MD, from the 1960s through the 1990s. AB-ISTDP is a slight modification of Davanloo's ISTDP, developed by Robert Neborsky, MD, and Josette ten Have-de Labije, Psy.D.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
For select psychiatric conditions, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides rapid and direct relief of anxiety and phobic/avoidant behaviors. The classic example is fear of the water. We all have a sense that the best way to get over a fear of the water is to slowly be exposed to water until the phobia is gone: first a toe, then a leg, then both legs, then the body, and finally the whole person. Dr. Link provides structured, evidenced-based CBT for simple phobias, performance anxiety, social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, and other select conditions.
CBT was first developed by Aaron Beck, MD, among others, in the 1960s and 1970s.