noun · neutral
therapy
/ˈθerəpi/THE·ra·py
Band 5-6speakingtask2
Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder; can be psychological or physical.
Examples
“She attends weekly therapy to manage her anxiety.”
“Physical therapy helped him recover after knee surgery.”
“Cognitive behavioural therapy is effective for many people with depression.”
Band 8 sentence
“After several failed medications, she finally found relief through a combination of medication and psychotherapy.”
Collocations
- physical therapy
- receive therapy
- psychotherapy
Word family
therapy nountherapeutic adjectivetherapist noun
Common mistakes
take therapy→have therapy / receive therapy / undergo therapy
a therapy→therapy (no article) or a specific therapy
Say it for a higher band
5treatment→6counselling→7+therapy
Synonyms
treatment
Easily confused
treatment
“Early treatment improves outcomes.”
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