individual counseling

Private therapeutic sessions

Individual counseling is one-on-one therapy between a client and a mental health professional.

Distinguished from group therapy or couples counseling, it offers privacy and focused attention on a single person's concerns: She started individual counseling after the divorce.

The format allows tailored treatment for issues like anxiety, depression, or personal growth.

Opposites
participant configuration

individual counselinggroup therapy

Communal psychological treatment

group counseling · support groups · family therapy · couples counseling · couples therapy

formality and professional structure

individual counselingpeer support

Aid from similar others

self-help groups · friendly advice · community support · pastoral care · mutual aid

intervention approach

individual counselingmedication management

Coordinating drug therapy safely

pharmacotherapy · psychiatric medication · drug therapy · psychopharmacology · electroconvulsive therapy

Family

individual, counseling, counsel, individually, individuality, individualism, individualist, individualistic, individualize

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G