metaphor therapy

a system that focuses on the symbolic meaning of language and the use of metaphors in therapy. It is theorized that metaphors may provide means for restructuring thinking and approaches to problem solving in treatment. See also cryptophoric symbolism. [developed by U.S. psychotherapist Richard R. Kopp (1942–2012)]

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