There are over 500 types of therapies being used today. If you are having trouble deciding which therapy to look at, Ferrari has a recommended procedure and insights. Below is a list of commonly used therapies (in uppercase) and techniques (in lowercase) to treat procrastination. The interventions proceed from insight-oriented styles to behavior modification. Each link describes the techniques and research on the therapy. These interventions are meant to be used by PROFESSIONAL therapists only. Please contact your doctor if you feel you need professional help.
| Types of therapy | Goal | Treats |
| PSYCHO DYNAMIC | to relive earlier unconscious conflicts | deep childhood conflicts |
| COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL | to change false attitudes and beliefs and behaviour | irrational cognition and habits |
| Visualization and imagery | to interact with internal forms in order to identify self statements and behaviors | hopeless and critical self statements as well as behavior |
| Paradoxical | to deliberately practice a neurotic habit for the purposes of treatment | persistent habits |
| Confrontive | to face your weaknesses | resistance to behavior change |
| Relaxation | to help a client learn to relax | anxiety only |
| Behavioral self control and management | to become responsible for treating yourself | behaviors and habits |
| MORITA SHENKU | to take responsibility for your behavior | treats behavior over emotions |
| PSYCHO PHARMACOLOGY | to treat disorders with medication | anxiety and more serious disorders |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL and PHYSICAL ORGANIC DISORDERS | to look for physical causes for disorders | generally serious damage to brain |
To main procrastination research group home page, To interventions page, To procedure