therapy
Talking through problems
Therapy is treatment intended to heal or relieve a condition, especially through non-surgical means.
Physical therapy restores movement after injury.
Radiation therapy targets cancer cells.
Used alone, therapy often means psychotherapy—talk-based treatment for mental or emotional problems: I've been in therapy for years.
She started therapy after the divorce.
Therapeutic describes anything with healing properties or effects.
Regaining what was lost
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- detoxSubstance removal process
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
relapse · cravings · triggers · intervention · sponsor · abstinence · withdrawal · codependence
Restoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- restorationReturning something to condition
resilience · progress · remission · improvement · regeneration · renewal · aftercare · follow-up
Treatment via unconscious exploration
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
- JungianOf analytical psychology
cognitive-behavioral · psychodynamic · humanistic · existential · transference · countertransference · unconscious · insight
Sharing another's emotions
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- trustConfidence in another
- listeningAttending to sound
- nonjudgmentalNot forming harsh opinions
confidentiality · validation · guidance · encouragement · compassion · reflective · containment
Maintaining personal wellbeing
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
balance · well-being · relaxation · journaling · breathwork · grounding · lifestyle · prevention
Recovery from injury/addiction
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
manipulation · strength · conditioning · kinesiology · orthopedic · musculoskeletal · occupational · biomechanics
Energy propagation through space
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- IVVein-delivered medication method
oncology · transfusion · palliative · regimen · dosage
recovery
Regaining what was lost
twelve-step · relapse · cravings · triggers · intervention · sponsor · abstinence · withdrawal · codependence · AA
healing
Restoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
restoration · resilience · progress · remission · improvement · regeneration · renewal · aftercare · follow-up · maintenance
psychoanalysis
Treatment via unconscious exploration
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
Jungian · cognitive-behavioral · psychodynamic · humanistic · existential · transference · countertransference · unconscious · insight · breakthrough
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
nonjudgmental · confidentiality · validation · guidance · encouragement · compassion · reflective · containment
self-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
holistic · balance · well-being · relaxation · journaling · breathwork · grounding · lifestyle · prevention · coping
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
massage · manipulation · strength · conditioning · kinesiology · orthopedic · musculoskeletal · occupational · biomechanics · traction
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
IV · oncology · transfusion · palliative · regimen · dosage
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
psychosis · neurosis · stress · grief · panic · OCD · self-harm · mood · dissociation · attachment
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- mental healthpsychiatry, mental illness, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychologist
- mental wellnessmental health support, self-care, mental wellness, emotional wellness, coping skills
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- family resourcesincome, savings, budget, housing, food
therapydisease
Disorder impairing normal function
illness · affliction · malady · sickness · pathology
therapyneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · mistreatment · medical neglect · indifference · disregard
- grief therapyTreatment for mourning
- water therapyTreatment using immersion
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- play therapyPsychotherapy using games
- group therapyCommunal psychological treatment
- therapy dogAnimal providing psychological comfort
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