therapist-client
Counselor and patient
Therapist-client describes the relationship between a mental health professional and the person receiving treatment.
The term typically appears in discussions of boundaries, confidentiality, and ethics: therapist-client privilege, therapist-client relationship.
Like doctor-patient or attorney-client, it names a professional relationship governed by specific legal and ethical obligations.
Harmonious mutual connection
- boundariesLines marking separation
- trustConfidence in another
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- transferenceRedirecting feelings to substitutes
countertransference · attachment · dynamic · bond · connection · professional distance · power imbalance · dependency
Periods for specific activities
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- feedbackReturned response data
dialogue · silence · questioning · validation · mirroring · confrontation · clarification · reframing
Permission given with understanding
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- exploitationSelfish use of others
privilege · mandatory reporting · scope of practice · competence · referral · abandonment · fees · documentation
Treatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
couples counseling · teletherapy · in-person · telehealth · online sessions · sliding scale · private practice · clinic
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- boundariesLines marking separation
- trustConfidence in another
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
transference · countertransference · attachment · dynamic · bond · connection · professional distance · power imbalance · dependency · termination
sessions
Periods for specific activities
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- interpretationAssigned meaning
feedback · dialogue · silence · questioning · validation · mirroring · confrontation · clarification · reframing · homework
informed consent
Permission given with understanding
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
exploitation · privilege · mandatory reporting · scope of practice · competence · referral · abandonment · fees · documentation · licensing
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
EMDR · couples counseling · teletherapy · in-person · telehealth · online sessions · sliding scale · private practice · clinic · outpatient
- forbidden loveforbidden love, forbidden romance, illicit love, secret love, forbidden fruit
- confidentialityNDA, non-disclosure, nondisclosure, confidentiality clause, confidentiality
- patient carepatient care, patient safety, care planning, chronic care, disease management
therapist-clientfriendship
Bond of mutual affection
equals · peers · best friends · buddies · colleagues
therapist-clientsoul mates
Ideal romantic partners
confidants · lovers · kindred spirits · lifelong friends · unconditional love
therapist, client, therapy, therapeutic, therapeutics, therapeutically, therapies, clients, clientele