MTP is organized around five principles for integration: Being intentional involves making informed choices about the focus of treatment, theoretical conceptualization, intervention strategies, and relational stances.
Psychotherapists can use a combination of theories to formulate a multitheoretical conceptualization to understand clients and guide interventions.
MTP encourages therapists to work interactively with thoughts, actions, and feelings: Counselors are also encouraged to use theories that explore contextual dimensions that shape thinking, acting, and feeling MTP training involves building a repertoire of key strategies drawn from different theoretical approaches.
Training also involves learning how to combine ideas and strategies from different theories based on the individual needs of clients.
The Brooks-Harris (2008) text describes applications of MTP to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and health problems.