Dr. David Murphy:

Providing counselling for depression in England using the IAP data looks like it is a better choice in terms of the cost to provide it than it is to roll out with just one type of therapy as CBT. Usually, according IAP's own data, those providing person-centred counselling for depression need to see people for fewer sessions than CBT therapists. A recent study showed that there was a significant difference in terms of improvement after just two sessions compared with CBT.