Comparison of Cognitive Therapy & The Work of Byron Katie
While The Work is not therapy, it is therapeutic and is being increasingly incorporated by therapists and counselors. Recently, there has been many studies on its effectiveness, and a quick search on the web can direct the user to many of these studies. As one example, on The Institute For The Work Website, we read:
"...two groundbreaking Stanford University pain syndrome experts consider Byron Katie's approach the best form of Cognitive Therapy. In the new revised 5th Edition of A Headache in the Pelvis (pp. 326–330), which came out in May 2008, Stanford psychologist David Wise, Ph.D., and urologist Rodney Anderson, M.D., refer to Albert Ellis' Rational-Emotive Therapy and Aaron Beck's Cognitive Therapy and then write (in their italics): 'The best form of Cognitive Therapy, in our opinion, is offered in The Work of Byron Katie, who provides an approach to disarming catastrophic thinking by means of a process that one can do oneself. This is the approach that we recommend.' They then describe the procedure, adding: 'Our description of this process is rarely sufficient to become proficient at it. We discuss this method in our monthly 6-day clinics. Information specifically about this cognitive therapy work can be found at www.thework.com and in the books of Byron Katie.’"
Here you are some quick reviews of the differences between Cognitive Therapy and The Work
1- A list complied by Dr. Debra London of Right Brain Psychiatry
2- The Inquiry of Bryon Katie and Cognitive Restructuring, by Ken Farber
3- The Work of Byron Katie & Cognitive Behavior Therapy - a Brief Comparison, by Jane Bunker and Carol Skolnick
4- The Work of Byron Katie: A New Psychotherapy? By Ricardo Hidalgo & Anil Coumar.
