Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is use of interpersonal influence skills and psychological techniques by trained professionals towards the goal of relieving signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness.

Various psychotherapy techniques has been under use for decades. Some of them are:

1. Dynamic psychotherapy
2. Brief psychodynamic psychotherapy
3. Supportive psychotherapy
4. Analytical psychotherapy
5. Family therapy
6. Cognitive behavioural therapy
7. Exposure response prevention
8. Behavioural therapy
9. Cognitive therapy
10. Group therapy
11. Interpersonal therapy
12. Dialectical behavioural therapy
13. Transactional analysis
14. Mentalization based therapy
15. Transtheroretical model
16. Acceptance and commitment therapy

NICE recommendations include:

• CBT for people with psychosis/schizophrenia, depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, PTSD
• Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) for people with depression, eating disorders
• MBT for people with personality disorder
• MBCT for relapse prevention in depression
• DBT for people with personality disorder
• CAT for people with depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for people with depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, personality disorder
• Behavioural psychotherapy for people with addiction disorders
• Family/systemic therapy for eating disorders, psychosis/schizophrenia
• Counselling and supportive psychotherapy : according to patient preference, can be helpful for patients with depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis/schizophrenia, eating disorders, etc., but NOT if another therapy is more strongly indicated

At spandana we provide most of therapies. The therapy is tailored according to need of client and may be provided in person or online basis. The psychotherapist also provide various diagnostic tests which may assist in choosing appropriate therapy.