Journal of Psychotherapy Integration27.3 (Sep 2017): 381-394. Psychotherapists routinely use both specific and nonspecific strategies to deliver empirically supported treatments (ESTs). Psychotherapy adherence monitoring has traditionally focused on assessing therapist use of EST-specific strategies (to distinguish between ESTs), paying less attention to nonspecific techniques common to multiple psychotherapies. This study used the Collaborative Study Psychotherapy Rating Scale (CSPRS) to evaluate therapist use of both specific and nonspecific techniques in 2 affect-focused ESTs for depression. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.