Therapy is a type of treatment that is common in both physical as well as mental health disorders. To differentiate from physical therapy, it is called psychotherapy when emotional and behavioral problems are being treated. Though it is the therapist who does the talking with the patient during psychotherapy, the feelings or the emotions displayed by the patient while talking about their problems give lots of clues to the therapist about the root problems of the patient.

What Can a Therapist Do for Me?
 Offer you treatment.
 Teach you ways of coping with your feelings and ways to cope with troublesome situations.
 Helps you deal with feelings of anger, depression, guilt, anxiety, shyness, etc.

Where Can I Find a Therapist?
 Private therapy practices, including online therapy options.
 Group therapy practices.
 Hospitals.
 Nursing Homes.
 Pain Clinics.
 Rehabilitation Clinics.
 Community and Mental Health Centers.
 Correctional Facilities.

Stay tuned for next month when we explore mental health roles within the public health care system in Manitoba.