talk therapy

noun

: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient

Examples of talk therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mercury creates a trine with Chiron and squares off against Uranus. Time for some talk therapy! Jennifer Culp, Them, 12 July 2024 Traditional talk therapy combined with somatic therapies like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) could help someone manage their DID. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 But the first company to submit clinical trial data for U.S. market approval, Lykos Therapeutics, could not convince the panel of independent experts that its approach—combining talk therapy with the compound commonly known as ecstasy—was effective, or that the benefits outweighed the risks. science.org, 3 July 2024 When someone lacks the words to process these experiences through traditional talk therapy, art therapy can provide an indirect way to express and externalize those feelings and memories. Girija Kaimal, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk therapy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of talk therapy was in 1979

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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

talk therapy

noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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