Psychotherapy for adults

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is the use of psycho-analytical methods where the therapist attempts to gain an understanding of the problems of the patient using various therapeutic techniques, to facilitate constructive personality and behaviour change.

Psychotherapy at MindYog:

There are various kinds of psychotherapy and a clinical psychologist is trained to use his or her professional clinical expertise to determine the best line of treatment according to case history of the patient. MindYog offers the best psychotherapy under the guidance of renowned clinical psychologists in Kolkata.

Psychotherapy at MindYog addressesspecific forms of mental illness, mood disorders, thought disorders, anxiety-related disorders, stress, anger, sexual disorders, eating disorders etc. This is also helpful in managing interpersonal relations or meeting personal goals. A course of therapy may happen before, during or after taking psychiatric medicines but MindYog never prescribes medicine to any of its patients.

Most of the therapies are conducted ONE ON ONE between the therapist and the patient. If the therapist feels the need, he may also include group or family intervention as part of the treatment. MindYog’s session usually lasts between 50 and 60 minutes, once or twice in a week.

Therapies may be of two types:

• SHORT TERM therapies are conducted for a few weeks or months.
• LONG TERM therapies may continue for years, and depends on the line of treatment which the patient and the therapist have mutually agreedupon.