psychotherapy
Therapeutic conversation treatment
Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders through psychological methods rather than medication.
A trained therapist helps patients explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through structured conversation.
The term covers many approaches—talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoanalysis—all relying on the therapeutic relationship as the primary tool for change.
She's been in psychotherapy for two years.
Sharing another's emotions
- trustConfidence in another
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- nonjudgmentalNot forming harsh opinions
boundaries · rapport · safety · compassion · attunement · support · understanding · acceptance
Scheduled time for activity
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
breakthrough · resistance · termination · intake · assessment · progress · setback · homework
Mental disorder physician
- counselorOne who advises
- analystOne who examines systematically
- clinicianMedical care provider
- practitionerOne who works regularly
psychoanalyst · supervisor · trainee · client · patient
Regaining what was lost
- transformationThorough change in form
- growthIncrease in size
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
wholeness · integration · empowerment · self-awareness · renewal · coping · adjustment · self-acceptance
Not awake or aware
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- egoOne's self-image
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
- superegoMind's moral overseer
Freudian · Jungian · attachment · projection · sublimation · denial · displacement · regression
Mentally unhinged
- asylumShelter from persecution
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- shrinkDecrease in size
- stigmaMark of dishonor
misconception · stereotype · taboo · reluctance · shame · secrecy · judgment · barrier
Relating thought to action
- humanisticCentered on human values
- gestaltIntegrated perceptual whole
- interpersonalBetween two or more people
- integrativeCombining into a whole
eclectic · EMDR · narrative · somatic · existential · person-centered · solution-focused · trauma-focused
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- exposureState of being unprotected
flooding · habituation · modeling · shaping · biofeedback
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- trustConfidence in another
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
nonjudgmental · boundaries · rapport · safety · compassion · attunement · support · understanding · acceptance · containment
session
Scheduled time for activity
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
insight · breakthrough · resistance · termination · intake · assessment · progress · setback · homework · intervention
psychiatrist
Mental disorder physician
practitioner · psychoanalyst · supervisor · trainee · client · patient
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- transformationThorough change in form
- growthIncrease in size
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
self-discovery · wholeness · integration · empowerment · self-awareness · renewal · coping · adjustment · self-acceptance · meaning-making
unconscious
Not awake or aware
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- egoOne's self-image
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
superego · Freudian · Jungian · attachment · projection · sublimation · denial · displacement · regression · libido
crazy
Mentally unhinged
stigma · misconception · stereotype · taboo · reluctance · shame · secrecy · judgment · barrier · normalization
cognitive-behavioral
Relating thought to action
- humanisticCentered on human values
- gestaltIntegrated perceptual whole
- interpersonalBetween two or more people
integrative · eclectic · EMDR · narrative · somatic · existential · person-centered · solution-focused · trauma-focused · evidence-based
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- desensitizationReduced response over time
exposure · flooding · habituation · modeling · shaping · biofeedback
- therapiesphysiotherapy, cryotherapy, PT, hydrotherapy, immunotherapy
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- mental healthmental illness, psychiatrist, therapists, psychiatrists, counselor
- mental wellnessmental health support, self-care, mental wellness, emotional wellness, coping skills
- psychologypsychiatrist, neuropsychology, memory, learning, behavior
- therapysession, counselor, sessions, patient, CBT
psychotherapymedication
Therapeutic substance for illness
pharmacotherapy · drug therapy · psychiatric medication · psychopharmacology · electroconvulsive therapy
psychotherapyneglect
Failure to provide care
untreated illness · suffering in silence · abandonment · avoidance · denial
psychotherapyrepression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
suppression · denial · avoidance · dissociation · self-medication
- psychotherapy sessionsStructured treatment conversations for mental health
psychotherapist, psychotherapeutic, psychotherapies, psychotherapists