Category Archives: Dialogical Self

How Does CAT See Me In My World?

The story of your life is a very important part of cognitive analytic therapy.  A CAT therapist will be interested in how your own particular life history has shaped you.  Your story is not the same as anybody else’s.  Your therapist will tailor the therapy to you in your own world.  It is from your life story that your therapist will try to understand relationship roles and patterns that you carry with you.  In CAT these are seen as important elements in your map and in the focus of therapy. Continue reading How Does CAT See Me In My World?