How are psychotherapy and cbt different?

Different terms: CBT is a type of psychotherapy that examines and disputes negative thoughts and seeks to change negative schemas. Another type is psychodynamic psychotherapy-actually the first kind and what all other therapies are based on-which explores the meaning of current symptoms and how to resolve them. The schemas of CBT came from object relations psychoanalytic theory 60 years earlier.

CBT is psychotherapy: Actually CBT is a type of psychotherapy, as is psychodynamic psychotherapy, and others. Researching the various types online can give you a basic understanding of many of them, and based on that, choose the one that is right for you.

Depth Therapy: There are many forms of psychotherapy. CBT is a form that relies on focusing only on the conscious part of the mind. Other forms use techniques that focus unconscious mind to achieve change at the root of the problem.

CBT is one type of psychotherapy. To give you an idea, there are over 400 psychotherapy modalities. Sometimes therapists adhere strictly to one modality. Others are "eclectic" in that they incorporate more than one approach. Example Psychodynamic Psychotherapy explores dynamics of relationships and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy addressing underlying automatic thoughts.