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Although there are many and varied definition and descriptions of psychotherapy and none universally agreed upon (Szymanski, 1980), it can be defined as a ‘contracted’ interpersonal relationship where one (the client) enters because of some emotional/interpersonal difficulty and the other (the therapist) helps the person to overcome this via special skills and training which he/she possesses. The relationship has a beginning and an end, with meetings at set times in set places. The term psychotherapy is often interchanged with ‘guidance’ or ‘counselling’.
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Isaac, D. (1990). Individual and group work. In: Community Occupational Therapy with Mentally Handicapped Adults. Therapy in Practice Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3344-7_7
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