title: Psychotherapy and the search for meaning.
abstract: Since the work of Sigmund Freud, psychotherapy has been used to uncover the unconscious processes that affect the conscious state. As this article describes, psychotherapy sessions can be liberating for clients, but they can also be extremely painful and moving for both client and therapist.
authors.affiliation: Brooklands Community Team, Ilkeston.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014167:Transference, Psychology