Definition:
Talk therapy is a general term used to reference the many types of sessions held between a therapist (a mental health professional of any discipline such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, nurse, etc., with training and expertise in the art of helping a patient psychologically) and a patient. The term comes from the fact that these sessions use conversation as the primary tool to facilitate treatment. Examples include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), group therapy, family therapy, etc.
Talk therapy is a general term used to reference the many types of sessions held between a therapist (a mental health professional of any discipline such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, nurse, etc., with training and expertise in the art of helping a patient psychologically) and a patient. The term comes from the fact that these sessions use conversation as the primary tool to facilitate treatment. Examples include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), group therapy, family therapy, etc.
