Psychotherapy integration: Research, practice, and training at the leading edge

The psychotherapy field is devoting considerable attention to (a) elucidating and harnessing intervention mechanisms, (b) adopting a dimensional approach to assessment and treatment personalization through measurement-based care, and (c) studying the implementation of evidence-based practices. Given these foci, as well as the inherent complexities embedded in them, psychotherapy integration will continue to play a critical role in the field's progress. In this article, I assert that an integrative approach has and will continue to be at the leading edge of psychotherapy research, practice, and training. To illustrate this point, I draw on several examples from a program of research that has been largely driven and informed from an integrative perspective.