There are several words in our language and culture that play double-duty, that have an “official” (clinical, legal, proscribed) use or meaning, and also have currency in general, informal conversation. Sometimes the difference between the two isn’t important, and sometimes it is very serious. Sometimes it is vitally important for the distinction to be made clear. “Therapy” is one of these words that gets used a lot, in different contexts, to mean different things. There is a