psychotherapeutic
Treating the mind
Psychotherapeutic describes something relating to or used in psychotherapy—the treatment of mental and emotional disorders through psychological methods rather than medication.
A psychotherapeutic approach or technique addresses conditions like depression, anxiety, or trauma through talk therapy, behavioral interventions, or other non-pharmaceutical means: The clinic emphasized psychotherapeutic rather than pharmacological treatment.
Mental health practitioner
- clientOne who hires professionals
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
diagnosis · treatment · psychodynamic · cognitive-behavioral · humanistic · existential · gestalt · transference
Returning something to condition
- transformationThorough change in form
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
renewal · growth · remission · recuperation · mending · reparation · reintegration · wholeness
Awareness of the present
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- well-beingState of health, contentment
serenity · resilience · equilibrium · vitality · self-compassion · grounding · regulation · centeredness
Deep perceptive understanding
- integrationCombining into a whole
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- reflectionReturned light or thought
resistance · breakthrough · catharsis · interpretation · reframing · processing · introspection · confrontation
Sharing another's emotions
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
- trustConfidence in another
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
acceptance · nonjudgmental · compassion · presence · safety · containment · holding · mirroring
therapist
Mental health practitioner
- clientOne who hires professionals
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
assessment · diagnosis · treatment · psychodynamic · cognitive-behavioral · humanistic · existential · gestalt · transference · countertransference
restoration
Returning something to condition
- transformationThorough change in form
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
resilience · renewal · growth · remission · recuperation · mending · reparation · reintegration · wholeness · overcoming
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- flourishingProspering vigorously
well-being · serenity · resilience · equilibrium · vitality · self-compassion · grounding · regulation · centeredness · peace
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- integrationCombining into a whole
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
reflection · resistance · breakthrough · catharsis · interpretation · reframing · processing · introspection · confrontation · clarification
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
- trustConfidence in another
rapport · acceptance · nonjudgmental · compassion · presence · safety · containment · holding · mirroring · listening
psychotherapeuticpharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
pharmacological · surgical · biomedical · chemotherapeutic · somatic
psychotherapeuticpathogenic
Causing disease
unhealthful · traumatizing · iatrogenic · harmful · damaging
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