Some of the main points discussed and elaborated on in this article are as follows: (a) There appear to be no data to support the notion that a combination of different theories can result in a more robust therapeutic technique, (b) It is techniques, not theories, that are actually used on people, (c) The effectiveness of specific techniques may have no bearing on the theories that begot them, (d) Different treatment combinations should be tried only when well‐documented methods do not exist for a particular disorder or when proven techniques are not achieving the desired results, (e) When using behavioral or psychoanalytic techniques one is not necessarily practicing behavior therapy or psychoanalytic therapy. The emphasis throughout is on avoiding confusing and specious conclusion