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psychotherapy Definition

psycho·thera·py (sī′kō t̸herə pē)

noun

treatment of mental disorder by any of various means involving communication between a trained person and the patient and including counseling, psychoanalysis, etc.

Etymology: psycho- + therapy

psychotherapy Related Forms

psy′cho·thera·pist noun

psychotherapy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • counsel: Counseling, psychotherapy or living in a supported environment can help.
  • practice: He recognized the need for practicing a psychotherapy which can be demonstrated to be an effective contribution to mental health care.

Preposition: in

NHS: Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the NHS ( APP ).

Adjective modifier

  • psychoanalytic: In some areas psychoanalytic psychotherapy is available within the NHS.
  • psychodynamic: Using Developmental Theory to ' Focus ' Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Some Theory & Some Evidence.
  • biodynamic: We discuss what makes a client suitable or unsuitable for weekly biodynamic psychotherapy.
  • psychoanalytical: Back to Associate List Audrey Neill Audrey is a psychodynamic counselor, currently completing her training in psychoanalytical psychotherapy.
  • experiential: Copyright © 2004 World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy.
  • Jungian: It aims to provide an experience of learning from which it's graduates will qualify as competent and responsible practitioners of Jungian analytical psychotherapy.

Modifies a noun

  • training: There is still an uneven spread to the provision of psychotherapy training.
  • session: She went to special psychotherapy sessions to help her to deal with the condition.
  • outcome: His research spans 30 years and has emphasized psychotherapy outcome, process, and the measurement of change.
  • practitioner: This has created an informal network of counseling and psychotherapy practitioners and allied professionals who work from a transpersonal orientation.
  • practice: He also has a private psychotherapy practice in London.
  • section: HUMANISTIC & INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY SECTION Psychosynthesis and Education Trust PET 92 - 94 Tooley Street, London Bridge, London SE1 2TH.

Noun used with modifier

  • and/or: Then, something else has to be considered; and this might well be medication and/or psychotherapy.
  • art: I work with people with autism whilst studying Art Psychotherapy, where I also work in art with the mentally ill.
  • NHS: Not widely available within the NHS Psychotherapy Sometimes used to describe all forms of talking treatments.
  • body: She established London ' s first body psychotherapy training school in 1969, which she named the Center for Bioenergy.
  • group: It is also recognized by the Westminster Pastoral Foundation course in group psychotherapy.