What is Psychotherapy & what happens in therapy? Psychotherapy (also known as 'talk therapy') is an approach or method that treats mental health challenges and issues. It entails a structured process where a trained and qualified professional helps a client/patient explore what life is presenting for them. The professional could be a 'psychotherapist, psychologist or psychiatrist'. Psychotherapy is also interchangeably used with the terms 'counselling' or 'therapy'. Psychothe