How Psychotherapy Works With Dr. Jeffery Smith
From The One in the Many by Arshak Benlian
April 30, 2026 · 51 min · Season 5 · Episode 36
About this episode
The episode explores the complexities of psychotherapy and the need for a unified understanding of psychological change through an interview with Dr. Jeffery Smith.
Psychotherapy has a weird problem: it’s supposed to reduce suffering, yet it’s been split for decades into rival schools that often talk past each other. We wanted to know what sits underneath all those theories and techniques. So we sat down with Dr. Jeffery Smith, clinical professor of psychiatry, former president of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, and a leader in organized psychiatry who’s pushing for a unified understanding of how psychological change actuall...
People in this episode
Host: Arshak Benlian
Guest: Dr. Jeffery Smith
Topics covered
- psychotherapy
- mental health
- psychological change
- therapy techniques
- integration of psychotherapy
Keywords
- psychotherapy
- mental health
- therapy
- psychological theories
- Dr. Jeffery Smith
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
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