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Peter Levine, a psychologist who developed Somatic Experiencing in the late 1970s, built the approach for people traditional talk therapy wasn’t helping.
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
In one camp there were the psychoanalysts who followed Freud and believed in the power of talk therapy.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Where traditional talk therapy asks you to narrate your history, her approach asks your body to tell it.
—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
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
In one camp there were the psychoanalysts who followed Freud and believed in the power of talk therapy.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Where traditional talk therapy asks you to narrate your history, her approach asks your body to tell it.
—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
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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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talk therapy
noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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