Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy, as the term is used in this organization, represents a more in-depth form of counseling, usually extending over more sessions and/or longer periods of time, and dealing with issues in more depth.

It is also somewhat more structured than counseling – while the client's wishes will always dominate what is said and done, there may be a greater goal orientation in psychotherapy than is ordinarily the case in counseling.

Again, the client can rest assured that all matters discussed will be in the strictest of confidence, with no sharing of information with anyone else without the client’s specific approval (except where otherwise required by law – please ask for details on this). Again, the therapist will not judge clients, no matter what they have thought or done.

Psychotherapy often includes techniques to increase awareness, for example, or to enable other choices of thought, feeling or action; to increase the sense of well-being and to better manage subjective discomfort or distress. Psychotherapy can be provided on a one-to-one basis or in group therapy. Its time frame may be a matter of weeks or many years. Therapy may address specific forms of diagnosable mental illness, or everyday problems in managing or maintaining person relationships or meeting personal goals. Treatment of everyday problems is more often referred to as counseling (a distinction originally adopted by Carl Rogers) but the term is sometimes used interchangeably with "psychotherapy".

Some of the benefits of Psychotherapy include:

• Provides relief from specific disorders and symptoms.
• Psychotherapist connects you with your own inner wisdom and intrinsic drive for healing,
• Enhances personal growth and spiritual unfolding.

All counseling and psychotherapy is done according to the professional ethics demanded by the peak professional organizations of these professions.

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