Overview

Psychotherapy is a type of therapy used to treat emotional problems and mental health conditions

It involves talking to a trained therapist, either one-to-one, in a group or with your wife, husband or partner. It allows you to look deeper into your problems and worries and deal with troublesome habits and a wide range of mental disorders, including depression and schizophrenia.

Although psychotherapy is usually a talking therapy, sometimes other methods may be used. This could be art, music, drama or movement rather than talking.

Psychotherapy can help you to discuss feelings that you have about yourself and other people, particularly family and those close to you. In some cases, couples or families are offered joint therapy sessions together. All sessions are treated as confidential. This means you can trust them with information that may be embarrassing or secret