Depth psychotherapy is knowing oneself

Evidence shows psychotherapy clearly works, and some therapies are a better match for certain individuals or circumstances. Some therapies are also designed to create meaningful change – improvements in people’s relationships, work life, sense of self, self-understanding, and capacity to navigate life’s ups and downs. These therapies help people get to the root of themselves and their struggles, as well as providing symptom relief. They may be more intensive, but for many, they create meaningful change.
 
Psychotherapies of depth, insight and relationship are powerful, evidenced-based, and long lasting, and include specific perspectives on learning, healing, and growth:
 

• One size does not fit all. Depth therapies are individualized and for the whole person.

 

• Relationships heal relationships. The quality of a therapeutic relationship is the most significant determinant of treatment success.

 

• Sensitivity to the impacts of systemic oppression, intergenerational trauma and individual traumatic experience is intrinsic to therapies of depth, insight and relationship.

 

• Emotional distress is not a disease.

- The Psychotherapy Action Network, an organization dedicated to humanizing  mental health policy and practice