Third Generation
MBCT/Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Developed by: Zindel Segal, Mark Williams and, John Teasdale, based on Jon Kabat Zinn's MBSRP in 1979
The contact person for MBCT in SA is Matthew Watkin This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Schema Therapy
The cognitive aspect of CBT is about changing problematic personal meanings.
Developed by: Jeffrey Young in the 1980’s/1990’s
Contact Person: Professor David Edwards - Clinical Psychologist and President of ISST
92 Constantiaberg Crescent, Stonehurst Mountain Estate, Westlake, 7945, South Africa
Cell: 083 304 2238, Phone: 021 701 0203
Website: https://www.schematherapysouthafrica.co.za/
DBT/ Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Applications: BPD, BAD, addictions, anger management, impulse control disorders
Developed by: Marsha Linehan in the 1980's
The contact person in SA for DBT is Werner Teichert at https://dbtinstitute.co.za
EFT/Emotion Focused Therapy
Application areas: Trans diagnostic for individuals, couples and families.
Developed by: Sue Johnson, Leslie Greenberg and Robert Elliot in the 1980s.
The contact person for EFT training in SA is Dr Elmien Lesch: https://www.eftsouthafrica.com
ACT/ Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Applications: Trans-diagnostic
Developed by: Steven Hayes in 1982
The contact person in South Africa for training opportunities, both locally and abroad, is Bertus Swanepoel at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://contextualscience.org/south_africa
UP/The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders
Application areas: Emotional disorders, specifically, all anxiety and unipolar depressive disorders, as well as disorders with strong emotional components (e.g. eating disorders, BPD).
Developed by: David H. Barlow, Todd J. Farchione, Shannon Sauer-Zavala et al., 2018 (2ND Edition)
The contact person for the UP in South Africa is Tyrone Edgar: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
MCT/Metacognitive Therapy
Application areas: initially for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but is also indicated for PTSD, OCD, social anxiety, depression and health anxiety.
Developed by: Adrian Wells and Gerald Matthew in the 1990s.
CBASP/Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy
Application areas: Chronic forms of depression.
Developed by: James McCullough in 2000.
TBCT/Trial Based Cognitive Therapy
Application areas: Focus on changing Core Beliefs (CB) stemming from childhood.
Developed by: Irismar Reis De Oliveira in 2011
EST/Emotional Schema Therapy
Application areas: Trans diagnostic, i.e. for depression, anxiety, anger, relationship problems.
Developed by: Robert L. Leahy in 2012
CFT/Compassion Focused Therapy
Application areas: Trans diagnostic.
Developed by: Paul Gilbert in 2012
Mindfulness
Mindfulness can be practised as a stand-alone method, or could be incorporated into any form of therapy, which is often a standard practice in the third generation CBT therapies.
Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
Application areas: For problems which require a brief intervention, to find new coping skills, to do things differently and to discover one’s own strengths.