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What Are the Different Types of Psychotherapy?
- 9:20, 6th September 2018
- Test Organization
- Mental health
- Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy actually involves a technique where a person suffering from mental illness talks to a professional who is licensed to cure depression. The doctor tries to understand the emotions and the behavior of the person at first, before trying to modify it. He/she observes and identifies the life problems that the person might be suffering from, and slowly tells him to learn the right techniques to cope with the problems.
The common types of therapy
This is a broad concept and there are more than fifty types of approaches to psychotherapy. The experts blend the different types according to your customized need and treat accordingly.
1. Existential therapy - This mainly focuses on the aspects of the human condition that has an existential crisis. If you are suffering from problems of meaninglessness or isolation, then existential therapy, derived from existential philosophy, is your ideal treatment.
2. Gestalt therapy - It helps you to focus on the present ongoings of life and puts emphasis on the personal responsibility. The doctor deals with the attitude and feeling of the patient to de-stress the whole process.
3. Psychodynamic or psychoanalytic therapy - A patient might bear signs of the past in his present life and be continuously be affected by that. This is the oldest type of psychotherapy which deals with a person’s unconscious and subconscious thoughts and feelings.
4. Anger management - The experts teach the patients to remain calm and know methods to tackle difficult situations in a constructive manner.
5. Accelerated experiential dynamic therapy - AEDP allows you to function in a better way by dealing with the relational and emotional experiences.
6. Holistic psychotherapy - This type sets to maintain a relationship between body, mind, and spirit.
Consult with the experts from Curedit to get an idea regarding what type of approach will be apt for your mental condition.
