ABSTRACT
Although cognitive therapy (CT) has advanced greatly since its development by Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck in the sixties and seventies, there is room for improvement. In the past two decades, there has been an explosion of different cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) protocols developed for specific disorders. Also, we have witnessed the emergence of new CBT approaches exemplified in this series, namely: Schema Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy and others. Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy (TBCT), is a new CBT model that presents distinctive, or unique, features. It provides a clear, coherent, and integrative conceptualization of psychopathology from a cognitive standpoint, describes a set of new, step-by-step, cognitive and behavioral techniques. It is presented as a balanced blend between the advancement of theory, scientific scrutiny of a new method, and practical application. It presents a new, organized, and systematic approach to change core beliefs.
