Now, not to understate psychopharmacology. It's our bread and butter and frankly what we're paid to do. But the depth is so vast you can find yourself being holed up in that world completely and leave "talk" to the therapists.

"Supportive Therapy" I think is naturally picked up if you've worked out on the field for a length of time. If you look, you probably employ a lot of the general principles of supportive psychotherapy passively at this point. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001359/

CBT principles are another thing I usually can easily fit somewhere in the appointment if the situation brings it up. Addressing some irrational beliefs, label and correct distortions, employ some Socratic questioning. I consider myself relatively well versed on this one only because I've attended it myself for years (and use it currently).

Are there any other techniques or interventions you employ if time allows? For example, I know someone who at times opened up with a few 4‐7‐8 breaths.

One thing I always found cool about therapy is that their toolkit is literally just words. Surgeons have their theatre of equipment, other specialties have their uh... various tube-shaped instruments (scopes, caths, lines), and we have psychopharmacological medication (mostly). But to employ words and make a person think clearer, feel better, and change behavior, it's literally like a magic spell.

Anything any recommendations that really helped improve this portion of your practice? Looking for more concrete actions/interventions rather than just theory. Thanks for your input.