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Appropriate therapy

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My adult son has been to councillors who seem to listen only to him. He suffers greatly from depression but has a high functioning job and is well paid. He needs more direction from a therapist. It is very hard to find therapists who specialise in Aspergers. Many councillors list Aspergers as one of many conditions they treat but don't have any deep knowledge of it or know how to help people with the condition.  Can anyone suggest what type of therapy would be appropriate for an Aspergers adult with severe depression please? He lives in the Godalming area.

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    CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and a variant of that, DBT www.mind.org.uk/.../ are recommended therapies for people with autism and depression.

    It is no good for them to just listen to him. They also need to enter into discussions with him where they challenge his thinking patterns and his ideas. A good counsellor will be able to challenge and recognise when to increase or decrease the challenges depending on the responses that they get from their patient.

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    CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and a variant of that, DBT www.mind.org.uk/.../ are recommended therapies for people with autism and depression.

    It is no good for them to just listen to him. They also need to enter into discussions with him where they challenge his thinking patterns and his ideas. A good counsellor will be able to challenge and recognise when to increase or decrease the challenges depending on the responses that they get from their patient.

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