Different types of psychotherapy
This list describes the main features of psychological therapies which are usually available in the UK. The information is intended for general orientation and to clarify some commonly used professional terms for the benefit of the general public and other health professionals.
Art therapy | |
Attachment-based psychotherapy | |
Behavioural therapy | |
Body psychotherapy | |
Brief therapy | |
Cognitive analytical therapy | |
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) | |
Dance movement therapy (DMT) | |
Drama therapy | |
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | |
Existential psychotherapy | |
Family therapy | |
Gestalt therapy | |
Group analysis | |
Group psychotherapy | |
Humanistic integrative psychotherapy | |
Hypnotherapy | |
Jungian psychotherapy/psychoanalysis | |
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) | |
Object relations therapy | |
Person-centred counselling | |
Psychoanalysis | |
Psychodynamic psychotherapy | |
Psychosynthesis | |
Relational psychotherapy and psychoanalysis | |
Relationship counselling | |
Solution-focused brief therapy | |
Systemic therapies | |
Transactional analysis (TA) | |
Transpersonal psychotherapy | |
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