This article explores the nature of creativity in psychotherapy and offers several methods and frameworks with which to enhance creativity as a cognitive therapist. It reviews the methodologically permissive parameters of Beck’s model, while providing a framework for enfolding methods from other models so as to retain the cognitive character of these interventions when used within the cognitive therapy session. It also extrapolates from Edward deBono’s model of how to improve the quality of thinking to suggest specific interventions as well as general principles that can be used or adapted in cognitive therapy treatment. Numerous case examples are given and further resources for nurturing and generating creativity are provided.
Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Session 1