<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change and overcome problems in desired ways . Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual's well - being and mental health, to resolve or mitigate troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts, or emotions, and to improve relationships and social skills . Certain psychotherapies are considered evidence - based for treating some diagnosed mental disorders . Others have been criticized as pseudoscience . </P> <P> There are over a thousand different psychotherapy techniques, some being minor variations, while others are based on very different conceptions of psychology, ethics (how to live) or techniques . Most involve one - to - one sessions, between client and therapist, but some are conducted with groups, including families . Psychotherapists may be mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, or professional counselors . Psychotherapists may also come from a variety of other backgrounds, and depending on the jurisdiction may be legally regulated, voluntarily regulated or unregulated (and the term itself may be protected or not). </P> <P> The term psychotherapy is derived from Ancient Greek psyche (ψυχή meaning "breath; spirit; soul") and therapeia (θεραπεία "healing; medical treatment"). The Oxford English Dictionary defines it now as "The treatment of disorders of the mind or personality by psychological methods ..." </P>

Which of the following is not a kind of psychotherapy