What is Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a general term that simply means the treatment of mental disorders by psychological methods. It is a broad catagory for many different kinds of psychotherapeutic treatments. There is not just one kind of psychotherapy. Additionally, not all psychotherapists are Licensed Psychologists.
The different kinds of psychotherapy vary, among other things, in techniques used, symptoms targeted, length of time, sessions per week, the role of the patient, the role of the therapist, and as well as how psychological difficulties are conceptualized. Some forms of psychotherapy are psychodynamic, interpersonal, humanistic-existential, cognitive behavioral, transpersonal, psychoanalytic, and multi-modal to name a few. If you would like more specific information on these types of psychotherapy, please visit
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/understanding-psychotherapy.aspx
The different kinds of psychotherapy vary, among other things, in techniques used, symptoms targeted, length of time, sessions per week, the role of the patient, the role of the therapist, and as well as how psychological difficulties are conceptualized. Some forms of psychotherapy are psychodynamic, interpersonal, humanistic-existential, cognitive behavioral, transpersonal, psychoanalytic, and multi-modal to name a few. If you would like more specific information on these types of psychotherapy, please visit
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/understanding-psychotherapy.aspx
