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Section
1: Introduction
Section
2: Types of Psychotherapy
Section
3: Therapy Providers
Introduction
to Psychotherapy
Treatment
of mental illnesses can take various forms. They can include
medication, talk-therapy, a combination of both, and can last only one
session or take many years to complete. Many different types of
treatment are available, but most agree that the core components of
psychotherapy remain the same. Psychotherapy consists of the
following:
1.
A positive, healthy relationship between a client or patient and a trained
psychotherapist
2.
Recognizable mental health issues, whether diagnosable or not
3.
Agreement on the basic goals of treatment
4.
Working together as a team to achieve these goals
With
these commonalities in mind, this chapter will summarize the different types
of psychotherapy, including treatment approaches and modalities and will
describe the different professionals who perform psychotherapy.
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