Most contemporary psychological therapeutic approaches are predecessors of ancient and medieval philosophies and theories. Cognitive behavioral therapy as one of the modern treatment methods in a non-independent treatment, several theories have contributed to its current form and application. The purpose of this article is to analyze the therapeutic approaches that have contributed to the emergence of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The article presents and analyzes the contributions made by previous psychological treatment methods at the height of CBT. To this end, the document presents the main treatment methods considered most important and analyzes their main arguments in detail. It also tries to show the logical transition of treatment methods prior to CBT. For the purposes of this article it is best to start from the medieval period in which modern psychological treatment began. Many writers would claim that contemporary psychology and psychological treatment have their beginnings from the Sigmund Freud and post-Freudian psychoanalytic movement. However, it is equally correct to appreciate the legacy of Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) who deserves credit for having introduced hypnosis, whose evolution and development lies in the unveiling of the mysteries of a unifying theory of all therapy and healing ( Franz Anton Mesmer believed that disease was caused by an imbalance of magnetic fluids in the body which can be corrected through "animal magnetism". He claimed that the hypnotist's personal magnetism can be transferred to the patient Tommy Hanchen, (2009). Mesmer contributed to psychology in various ways, firstly, revealing that illne...... half of the article ...... practicing RET”. Ellis also states in this book that he is considered the father of RET and the grandfather of However, evidence shows that a single therapeutic technique cannot be responsible for the generation of CBT In conclusion, then, CBT as a modern therapeutic method is the result of several developments with which activities within clinical psychology and. laboratory experiments were compared. led to the advent of techniques such as cognitive therapy. they have evolved since the beginning of Mesmer's modern method of psychological treatment who developed hypnosis and the concept of suggestibility that goes with it. Now we can see that cognitive behavioral therapy includes several techniques that it has received from previous generations of treatment. A similar development has also brought together behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy.