This is a list of types of therapy.* Adventure therapy* Animal-assisted therapy* Aromatherapy* Art therapy* Authentic Movement* Behavioral therapy... .
This is a list of types of therapy.* Adventure therapy* Animal-assisted therapy* Aromatherapy* Art therapy* Authentic Movement* Behavioral therapy... .
Adventure therapy as a distinct and separate form of psychotherapy has only been prominent for less than 40 years. Influences from a variety of learning and psychological theories have contributed to the complex theoretical combination within adventure therapy ....
Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment....
Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils , and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health....
Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses art materials, such as paints, chalk and markers. Art therapy combines traditional Psychotherapy theories and techniques with an understanding of the Psychology aspects of the creative process, especially the affective properties of the different art materials....
Bibliotherapy is an expressive therapy that uses an individual's relationship to the content of books and poetry and other written words as therapy....
Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer....
Cognitive Analytic Therapy was developed by Anthony Ryle. This brief therapy was developed in the context of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom with the aim of providing effective and affordable psychological treatment which could be realistically provided in a resource constrained National Health Service....
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psychotherapy approach that aims to influence dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure....
Coherence therapy is a system of psychotherapy based in the theory that symptoms of mood, thought and behavior are produced coherently according to the person's current models of reality, most of which are implicit and unconscious....
Craniosacral therapy is a method of Complementary and alternative medicine used by physical therapists, massage therapists, naturopaths, chiropractors and osteopaths....
Dance therapy, or dance movement therapy is the Psychotherapy use of movement and dance for emotional, cognitive, social, behavioural and body conditions....
Destructotherapy, is a stress-relief therapy that recently made appearance Soria, Murcia, and Bilbao, Spain. The firm Stop Stress started this therapy....
Dialectical behavioral therapy is a psychological method developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat persons with borderline personality disorder ....
In Australia, Diversional Therapy ?is a client centred practice [that] recognises that leisure and recreational experiences are the right of all individuals.? Diversional Therapists promote the involvement in leisure, recreation and play by reducing barriers to their participation and providing opportunities where the individual may choose t...
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is a treatment approach for adopted or fostered children who are thought to have symptoms of emotional disorders....
Electroconvulsive therapy , also known as electroshock, is a well established, albeit controversial psychiatry treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect....
Therapeutic horse riding, also known as an Equine Assisted Activity, or " Adaptive Riding" is for individuals with a range of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social disabilities....
Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with family and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development....
Gestalt therapy is an existential and experiential psychotherapy that focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts in which these things take place, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of the overall situation....
Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's cell and Biological tissues to treat a disease, such as a hereditary disease in which a deleterious mutant allele is replaced with a functional one....
Hypnotherapy is therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.The word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system"....
Information therapy is a healthcare term, describing the timely prescription and availability of evidence-based health information to meet individuals' specific needs and support sound decision making....
File:Infuuszakjes.jpgIntravenous therapy or IV therapy is the giving of liquid substances directly into a vein. It can be intermittent or continuous; continuous administration is called an intravenous drip....
Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light, for a prescribed amount of time and, in some cases, at a specific time of day....
Logotherapy was developed by neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. It is considered the "third Viennese school of psychotherapy" after Freud's psychoanalysis and Alfred Adler's individual psychology....
Magnet therapy, magnetic therapy, magnetotherapy or magnotherapy is a complementary and alternative medicine practice involving the use of static magnetic fields....
Manual Therapy encompasses the treatment of health ailments of various etiologies through 'hands-on', physical intervention.Physical treatments includes massage, soft tissue mobilization, various connective tissue techniques, myofascial release, craniosacral techniques, joint mobilization, joint manipulation, mobilization of neural tissue,...
Martial arts Therapy refers to the usage of martial arts as an alternative or complementary therapy for a Disorder . This can include disorders of the Physical disorder or of the Mental disorder....
Mesotherapy is a non-surgical cosmetic medicine treatment. Mesotherapy employs multiple injections of pharmaceutical and homeopathic medications, plant extracts, vitamins, and other ingredients into the subcutaneous fat....
Music therapy is an interpersonal process in which the therapist uses music and all of its facets—physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual—to help clients to improve or maintain their health....
Narrative Therapy was initially developed during the 1970s and 1980s, largely by Australian Michael White and his friend and colleague, David Epston, of New Zealand....
File:Occupational therapy psychiatric hospital.jpgOccupational Therapy, often abbreviated as "OT", incorporates meaningful and purposeful occupation to enable people with limitations or impairments to participate in everyday life....
Phage therapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial bacterial infection. Although extensively used and developed mainly in former Soviet Union countries for about 90 years, this method of therapy is still being tested elsewhere for treatment of a variety of bacterial and poly-microbial biofilm infections, an...
Physical therapy is a health care profession which provides services to individuals and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout life....
Play therapy is generally employed with children ages 3 through 11 and provides a way for them to express their experiences and feelings through a natural, self-guided, self-healing process....
Prolotherapy involves injecting an otherwise non-Pharmacology and non-Biological activity irritant solution into the body, generally in the region of tendons or ligaments for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal pain....
Psychotherapy is an intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychotherapists to aid a wiktionary:Client in problems of living. It aims to increase the individual's sense of health and reduce their subjective sense of discomfort....
Radiation therapy is the medicine use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer oncology to control malignant cell s . Radiotherapy may be used for curative or Adjuvant chemotherapy cancer treatment....
Reality Therapy is a particular approach in psychotherapy and counseling. It has primarily been developed by the psychiatrist Dr. William Glasser since the mid-1960's....
Reflexology is an alternative medicine method involving the practice of massaging, squeezing, or pushing on parts of the foot, or sometimes the hands and ears, with the goal of encouraging a beneficial effect on other parts of the body, or to improve general health....
Respiratory Therapy is an allied health profession in the United States and Canada. In the United States there are currently two levels of respiratory therapist, the Certified Respiratory Therapist and the Registered Respiratory Therapist , both credentials offered by the ....
Recreation therapy, also referred to as recreational therapy and therapeutic recreation, contributes to the broad spectrum of health care through treatment, education, and the provision of adapted recreational opportunities ? all of which aid in improving and maintaining physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning, prev...
Sandplay therapy is a form of psychotherapy used with children as well as adults, for the purpose of healing through connection with the deep self ....
Sex therapy is the treatment of sexual dysfunction, such as non-consummate, premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction, low libido, unwanted sexual fetishes, sexual addiction, painful sex or lack of sexual confidence, assisting people who are recovering from sexual assault, problems commonly caused by stress , tiredness and other environme...
Shock therapy or shock treatment may refer to:* A form of aversion therapy where an electric shock is used as a negative stimulus* Electroconvulsive therapy or "Electroshock", the deliberate and controlled induction by electrical current of a seizure for the purpose of psychiatric treatment...
Sociotherapy is a social science and form of social work, sociology and psychology that involves the study of groups of people, its constituent individuals and their behavior, using learned information in case and care management towards holistic life enrichment or improvement of social and life conditions....
The term self-help refers to self-guided improvement?economically, intellectually, or emotionally?most frequently with a substantial psychology or spirituality basis....
Cognitive behavioral therapy is an umbrella term that encompasses many therapeutical approaches, techniques and systems.* Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a "third wave" behavior therapy, developed by Stephen Hayes based on relational frame theory....
