Chris Cutter, PhD This week Dr. Gracer is joined by Chris Cutter, PhD. Dr. Cutter is a researcher at Yale’s addiction clinic, who is developing methods of delivering psychotherapy that will improve patient results and be teachable to other therapists. The basic tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and the use of empathy are reviewed. This whole area should be of intense interest to all who are involved in the treatment of substance dependence as either client/patient or therapist.