COUNSELLING Introduction In the last decade, there has been increased interest and use of assimilative approaches in various disciplines, such as theology, philosophy, and other sciences. In psychotherapy, various scholars have highlighted the importance of incorporating varying ideologies to achieve better outcomes. As a result, there has been a steady movement from isolationism to integration, as demonstrated by the scholars’ and clinicians’ willingness to cross sectarian lines and open up a dialogue between various psychotherapy schools. Ziv‐Beiman and Shahar (2014) hold that the overarching goal of integration has been to develop more effective forms of therapy by synthesizing the best methods and concepts into new theories and systems of treatment (Ziv‐Beiman & Shahar, 2014). Psychotherapy integration goes beyond a single
