It works, especially if the patient is in the hands of a skilled and compassionate therapist.

And when it doesn't, it's usually because the person has been treated by a really skilled physical therapist before he was treated by hypnosis.

He said a skilled and ethical therapist would resist such an advance, knowing the harm it might cause the patient.

The lymphatic drainage massage and body mud masks were excellent and performed by a very skilled and experienced therapist.

There is a comprehensive range of treatments delivered by highly trained and skilled therapists.

Sweetheart, if you had not been in the best hospital in all the known universes, with the most skilled therapists, I would be a widow again.

A related belief is that such memories can be "recovered" later in life, dug out with the help of a skilled therapist, or perhaps a hypnotist.

Most therapists agree that, regardless of your symptoms or what the research shows, it's far more important to find a skilled and experienced therapist with whom you connect.

He consulted a relative, a former hospital executive who was an expert on Chinese and Western medicine and spent a lot of time searching for skilled therapists.

Any skilled and truly openminded therapist will be adequate but beware--the cultural conditioning is very strong, and the therapist's own prejudices may interfere.