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Even though this book aims to introduce the reader to various theories of counseling and psychotherapy, it is important to realize that few counselors are purists in their practice. In other words, only a small percentage of practitioners (5% or fewer) describe themselves as maintaining allegiance to only one theoretical set to guide their work with clients (McClure et al., 2005; Norcross & Beutler, 2011). In the past, many counselors described themselves as eclectic, but the term integration is currently being used in the profession because it is a more accurate description of correct practices. In a short history of eclecticism in counseling and psychotherapy, Lazarus (2005) explained that eclecticism has been supplanted by integrationism because of the negative connotation ascribed to the term eclectic, because some counselors who called themselves eclectic never developed a theoretical underpinning or rationale for the use of techniques borrowed somewhat haphazardly from various theories. In comparison, integration suggests a merging that may be more reflective of what is happening with the skilled practitioner. Norcross and Beutler (2011) described the four most common types of integration of theories of counseling and psychotherapy: technical integration, theoretical integration, assimilative integration, and common factors integration.