Diagnosis in psychotherapy
A description of a difficulty that guides the work — not a label that says who you are.
How it works
Diagnoses are made by doctors, not psychotherapists. They are useful for orientation and for access to help, and risky when a person starts describing themselves with them.
What we do with it in therapy
I’m interested in your experience, not only in the category. If you do have a diagnosis, I take it into account — and when it would make sense to review it, I say so.
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See also
Burnout
A state of exhaustion, cynicism and a sense of ineffectiveness, arising from prolonged strain without recovery.
Separation anxiety
Distress on being separated from someone close — developmentally expected in a child, a sign of insecure attachment in an adult.
Anxious attachment
A pattern in which uncertainty in a relationship intensifies the need for closeness and reassurance.
