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A Little Background
Sometimes, it involves the intervention of other trained practitioners in the psychology and medical field such as psychiatrists, marriage counselors, hypnotherapists and even mental health counselors.
In many countries, the standards of practice are governed by a professional board of psychotherapists to ensure the level of standards applied to help patients and clients are at an acceptable level.
The most common form of technique applied by psychotherapists is the spoken conversation model. Patients are typically rested comfortably in a room, lying in a bed and put into a therapeutic environment called the “Frame” where they can freely and comfortably share their deepest personal thoughts and experiences without fear.
Psychotherapist will attempt to talk to the patient in order to facilitate the healing or self-realization process. Sometimes, the use of various other forms of communication such as the written word, artwork, drama, narrative story or music can be used to help the process.
If needed, other parties can be brought into the frame such as family members, friends or partners to help facilitate the process. This process is known as group counseling.
The type of counseling ultimately depends on the patient’s diagnosis and circumstances which would affect the type of method used to successfully treat the client.