Psychosensory therapy

Psychosensory therapy is a psychotherapeutic modality that uses sensory stimuli (i.e., touch, sight, sound, taste, & smell) to affect psychological health,. as well as a broader group of techniques involving the application of sensory inputs to treat dysfunctional behaviors, mood disturbances, troubling thought patterns, and pain conditions. Psychosensory therapy has its roots in traditional Chinese medicine and so-called energy psychology. Important figures in psychosensory therapy development include chiropractor George Goodheart, psychiatrist John Diamond, clinical psychologist Roger Callahan, and Ronald Ruden.

Common techniques used in psychosensory therapy include havening, emotional freedom techniques, Callahan's thought field therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

These techniques, in addition to others, according to both American Psychiatric Association and Stapleton and colleagues, are effective for treating generalized anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.