Talk therapy is a relationship between practitioner and patient in which the therapist utilizes effective listening and talking, as well as empathic attunement to the patient's emotional experience to promote change and emotional growth. The links below are primers related to psychodynamic psychotherapy, the practice I employ in my office.
The Patricia B. and Gary M. Holloway Lecture Series presents "Psychological Wellness: What Has Happened to our Understanding of Mental Health?" Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D. Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology Rutgers University Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed author and speaker, who has greatly influenced the field of mental health.
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-65-2-98.pdf
