The HIPAA privacy rules give special protection to “psychotherapy notes,” but providers often misunderstand what are and are not covered and how they differ from other mental health records. I.
Learn how to choose a psychologist, how therapy works, how long it lasts and what should and shouldn’t happen during psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy is any psychological service provided by a trained professional that primarily uses forms of communication and interaction to assess, diagnose, and treat dysfunctional emotional reactions, ways of thinking, and behavior patterns.
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Training differs widely between graduate programs, courses, and supervisors. Research suggests that therapists trained in certain theoretical orientations, such as psychodynamic therapy compared to cognitive behavioral therapy, are more likely to expect and attend to countertransference during sessions.