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Where traditional talk therapy asks you to narrate your history, her approach asks your body to tell it.
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Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Gorsuch’s answer would certainly be that talk therapy, unlike other forms of medical treatment, is accomplished through speech and therefore deserves First Amendment protection.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Down the hall, affirming counselors provide talk therapy.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Because the therapist who challenged the law, Kaley Chiles, engages in talk therapy — without prescribing medications or having any physical contact with patients — the majority decided that the Colorado law constitutes a restriction on her speech due to her particular viewpoint, or opinion.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
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Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Gorsuch’s answer would certainly be that talk therapy, unlike other forms of medical treatment, is accomplished through speech and therefore deserves First Amendment protection.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Down the hall, affirming counselors provide talk therapy.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Because the therapist who challenged the law, Kaley Chiles, engages in talk therapy — without prescribing medications or having any physical contact with patients — the majority decided that the Colorado law constitutes a restriction on her speech due to her particular viewpoint, or opinion.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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talk therapy
noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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