Therapy Toronto Psychotherapy Definitions

Psychotherapy

Term for a wide range of therapeutic activities within a dyadic process of private and confidential dialogue on issues relevant to a person seeking help - the client - and intended to help a client resolve life issues with the assistance of a person trained in this specific form of professional work, the therapist.

The term psychotherapy is not as specific as the term psychoanalysis which refers to a methodology pioneered by Freud within a strong theoretical framework.

There are many schools of thought within psychotherapy, not all of them psychodynamic.

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