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      psychotherapy
      noun
      the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
      the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
      Roots
      psycheinpsych- · Greek · to breathe, blowtherapeia-therap · Greek · healing
      Synonyms for psychotherapy
      psychotherapeuticsnnarcotherapyadjtherapynhypnotherapynpsychodramapsychosynthesiscounselingnnarcoanalysishypnosisnhypnoanalysisn
      Words related to psychotherapy
      psychotherapeuticallyadvpsychotherapistnpsychoanalysisngestaltismnmechanotherapistpsychoanalyticadjcountertransferencenanaclisisnpsychoanalyticallyadvpsychiatryntherapistnmechanotherapyadjorthopsychiatristchemotherapisthypnotherapistpsychoanalyticaladjhydrotherapistpsychopharmacologynzoopsychologyadjorthopsychiatricadjpharmacotherapyadjorthopsychiatryadjpsychiatristsnpsychodynamicallyadvpsychodynamicadjzootherapyadjpsychologynmetapsychologicaladjanacliticadjpsychopharmacologist

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      Where does psychotherapy come from?

      The word psychotherapy breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: psych-, from Greek psychein (“to breathe, blow”); and -therap, from Greek therapeia (“healing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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