19/04/2026
Why does psychotherapy work?
A review anlysing 54,633 studies concluded that three factors definitely help people change:
1. greater self awareness
2. openness
3. values-based engagement in life
Here is an article briefly describing these findings with the citation to the study in the journal of Behaviour Research and Therapy.
After five years of analysing over 50.000 studies on what helps people make a change, we finally have an answer. And it's simpler than you might think.