Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a talking therapy in which you explore your feelings, beliefs and patterns, often from earlier in life, with a trained psychotherapist. Like counselling, the term covers a range of talking therapies; a psychotherapist usually offers more in-depth work over a longer time. Because the issues can be sensitive, a trusting relationship with your psychotherapist is very important. Talking therapies have good evidence for low mood; for other needs, see “Psychotherapy: what the research says”.