My preferred theoretical orientation is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main assumption of CBT is that life events and situations do not cause emotional problems (e.g., guilt or depression); rather, problems are a byproduct of irrational beliefs and perceptions regarding situations (Corey, 2009). The goals of CBT focus on correcting the client's automatic and self-destructive thoughts, which should ultimately help the client develop a more adaptive philosophy of life (Corey, 2009). CBT focuses on putting knowledge into action. Thus, by creating knowledge and changing their thoughts, the client should be able to understand and modify their behaviors and emotions. I like that this approach focuses on questioning and changing the client's cognitive distortions, core beliefs, automatic thoughts, and schemas. Another positive aspect is that this approach focuses on the cognitive triad, which includes how one perceives oneself, the world and the future (Corey, 2009). Additionally, CBT places responsibility on the individual to take an active role and make changes to their thoughts and behaviors, both during and outside of therapy sessions (Corey, 2009). In order to make a change, the client must understand that the main source of difficulty lies in their belief system and how they perceive events (Kellogg & Young, 2008). CBT uses manualized treatment techniques, is short-term, and teaches the client the skills needed to change their thoughts or beliefs in the future (Kellogg & Young, 2008). CBT is open to using techniques from other approaches that meet the needs of the client, and empirically validated CBT techniques, when individualized for the client, work well in other approaches (Corey, 2009) . Overall, CBT is a structured approach in the middle of the article...... for certain aspects of the disorder (Scaturo, 2001). It is rare for a client to enter therapy with a single disorder exhibiting the symptoms described by the diagnosis requiring specific treatment. Therefore, strictly following the manual may not help the client improve, but making slight deviations based on the client's characteristics and circumstances may allow the technique to be successfully adapted and useful for the individual. It is also likely that clinical psychologists add their own individual preferences to therapy, regardless of the therapeutic approach or technique they use (Scaturo, 2001). A balance between the use of manualized treatments and clinical judgment in formulating the case conceptualization should be used in order to gather sufficient information about the client to successfully employ all necessary treatment techniques (Craske & Zucker, 2001).