ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the value of a classification system, including suggestions for how to use the Integral Taxonomy of Therapeutic Interventions (ITTI) with psychotherapy patients, the role and meaning of interventions, an algorithm describing how the interventions were classified, and a caution against the "tyranny of technique." An ITTI is an ordered system for classifying the procedural methods and practical skills used by therapists to facilitate their patients' healing, growth, and well-being. Essential aspects of constructive integral practice involve experimenting, exploring, and constructing novel experiences in order to challenge patients' old patterns of activities. Integral psychotherapy is an "All-Quadrants, All-Levels" activity. It is important to remember, however, that the acronym "AQAL" refers also to "all-states, all-lines, and all-types" of the patient's self-system. Given the apparently essential importance of the therapeutic relationship, integral therapists practice embodying Carl Roger's "core conditions" of empathy, genuineness, and positive regard.
