COMMON FACTORS EXIST IN REALITY BUT NOT IN OUR THEORIES

Weinberger's article on common factors (this issue) highlights crucial aspects of the psychotherapy process. Toward the aim of building a th eory of psychotherapy change, I further suggest that theoretical eclec ticism would fuel our conceptual creativity, by encouraging therapists to openly learn all major theoretical systems and avoid identifying t hemselves with a predominant one. I also propose that the development of an integrative model of personality represents a necessary building block toward the overall goal of understanding change. Finally, we ne ed to work toward greater clarification of the common factors we have already identified. Throughout my commentary, I provide examples in an attempt to clarify those points.