What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a collaborative process that supports emotional healing, self-understanding, and meaningful change. It offers a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and relationships with the guidance of a trained therapist.
Rather than offering quick fixes, psychotherapy gently works with the deeper roots of distress—whether that’s anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, low self-worth, or feelings of being stuck. It can help you understand how past experiences shape the present and build new ways of relating to yourself and others.
There are many approaches to psychotherapy, including psychodynamic, attachment-based, emotion-focused, and somatic methods. Depending on your needs, therapy may focus on building emotional regulation, uncovering unconscious patterns, or working through unresolved grief or trauma.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
- Carl Rogers
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What is the difference between psychology and psychotherapy?
Psychology and psychotherapy are closely related fields within the realm of mental health, but they have distinct differences in terms of their focus, scope, and application.
Psychology is a broad scientific discipline that studies human behavior, cognition, emotions, and mental processes. It encompasses a wide range of areas, including research, experimentation, assessment, and the study of theoretical frameworks. Psychologists aim to understand the complexities of human behavior and mental functioning through scientific methods and empirical evidence.
Psychologists often work in various settings, such as research institutions, academic settings, healthcare facilities, corporations, and government agencies. They may conduct research studies, administer psychological assessments, analyze data, and contribute to the development of theories and models that explain human behavior.
On the other hand, psychotherapy is a specialized branch of psychology that focuses on the application of psychological principles and techniques to help individuals address and overcome emotional, behavioral, and psychological difficulties. Psychotherapy involves a therapeutic relationship between a trained therapist and a client, where the therapist provides support, guidance, and interventions to promote healing and growth.
Psychotherapy encompasses various therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, and more. Therapists utilize these approaches to help clients understand and resolve their emotional challenges, develop coping strategies, improve their well-being, and make positive changes in their lives.
While psychologists may provide psychotherapy as part of their practice, it's important to note that not all psychologists are trained as psychotherapists. Psychologists may also work in other areas such as research, teaching, organizational consulting, or forensic assessment, depending on their specialization.
In summary, psychology is the broader scientific discipline that studies human behavior and mental processes, whereas psychotherapy is a specialized branch of psychology that focuses on the application of psychological principles and techniques to promote healing, growth, and well-being in individuals.