1. A process in which a person talks regularly with a trained professional to addre
1.名詞B2
釋義
心理治療
透過談話處理心理問題的療法
A process in which a person talks regularly with a trained professional to address emotional struggles or mental health conditions, without the use of medicine or surgery.
例句
Kian has been attending weekly psychotherapy sessions since his panic attacks began.
Kian 自從恐慌症發作後，每週都固定去接受心理治療。
collocation: attending...psychotherapy sessions
Mira's therapist recommended psychotherapy to help her understand the source of her anxiety.
Mira 的心理師建議她接受心理治療，幫助她了解焦慮的根源。
Unlike medication, psychotherapy helped Liang identify the thoughts that triggered his depression.
和吃藥不同，心理治療幫助 Liang 找出那些引發他憂鬱的想法。
contrast structure: unlike medication
The community center offers affordable psychotherapy for families coping with loss and grief.
這間社區中心為正在面對失落與哀傷的家庭提供平價的心理治療。
After a few months of psychotherapy, Renata noticed a real change in her mood.
typically refers to shorter-term support focused on specific life decisions or problems, rather than deep psychological patterns
文法句型
undergo / receive / attend / have psychotherapy
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — not used with 'a' or 'an'. Common verbs that pair with it include 'undergo', 'receive', 'have', 'attend', and 'begin'. The phrase 'go for psychotherapy' is also common in informal contexts.
常見錯誤
I started a psychotherapy last week.
I started psychotherapy last week.
Psychotherapy is an uncountable noun and does not take the indefinite article 'a'.
She takes psychotherapy for her depression.
She is in psychotherapy for her depression.
Psychotherapy is a conversational process, not a medication one 'takes'.