- the treatment of mental illness by psychological methods
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
psy•cho•ther•a•py /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛrəpi/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable* countable], pl. -pies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Psychotherapythe psychological treatment of mental or emotional disorders, as by means of psychoanalysis or group therapy.
psy•cho•ther•a•py
(sī′kō ther′ə pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies.
psy′cho•ther′a•pist, n.
- Psychotherapythe treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psycho- + therapy 1890–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
psychotherapy /ˌsaɪkəʊˈθɛrəpɪ/, (less commonly) psychotherapeutics /ˌsaɪkəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks/ n
'psychotherapy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cognitive behavioural therapy
- Coué
- family therapy
- marathon group
- modelling
- treatment
- catharsis
- client-centered therapy
- directive
- feet
- flooding
- group therapy
- hypnodrama
- insight
- interpersonal therapy
- MDMA
- play therapy
- primal therapy
- psychobabble
- psychodrama
- psychotherapeutics
- release therapy
- role-playing
- therapy
- transactional analysis
- transpersonal psychology
- truth serum
- sociodrama
- supportive psychotherapy