Usually a psychotherapy session takes place in the therapist's office. A session can also take place in a hospital if the patient is admitted for treatment. Invariably the length of a psychotherapy session is around 45 to 60 minutes. A patient invariably meets the therapist once a week but this can vary depending on the severity of the patient's mental health.

Different Types of Psychotherapy:

• Art therapy is a creative process of helping the patient express his thoughts and feelings. This therapy is also known as creative art therapy and involves music, dance, drama, drawing, poetry or painting.
• Behavior therapy uses the system of reward and reinforcement to induce positive behavior and gets rid of unwanted behavior.
• Cognitive therapy helps a patient to identify and change unhealthy thoughts as these lead to unwanted behavior, feelings and self-destruction.
• Cognitive behavioral therapy is a combination of behavior therapy and cognitive therapy to identify negative feelings and behavior and then replacing them with positive ones.
• Dialectical behavior therapy teaches patients behavioral skills so that they can cope with stress, have control over their emotions and improve their relationships with other people.
• Exposure therapy exposes a patient to the very thing that is troubling him and thereby teaches the patient to cope with it.
• Family therapy is meant for the entire family and it helps the family or certain individuals in the family understand and improve the way they interact and handle conflicts.
• Group therapy is for a small group of people who have similar problems. The therapy is facilitated by a leader and is discussion based.
• Marriage counseling helps partners in a relationship communicate, resolve differences and solve problems in a healthy manner.
• Play therapy is meant for young children and it uses different playing techniques to help children express their emotions and feelings even if they do not have the necessary vocabulary.
• Psychoanalysis is a Freudian-based therapy where the therapist helps a patient look into memories, events and emotions of the past and understand how they affect his current feelings and behavior.

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