The questions about the differences of psychotherapy and supervision in psycho-oncology

Psychotherapy as a treatment method for patients with mental disorders have a long tradition. But the possibilities and areas of application of psychotherapy in somatic diseases is still debated. In the present article the authors takes an attempt to describe the dissimilarities that appear at different levels of the therapeutic relation during the treatment process of oncological patients compared to the standard process of psychotherapy. The discussed issues includes the comparison of the occupational status of psychotherapist and psychooncologist and an attempt to finding the answer for the question: whether there are differences between the client of psychotherapist and a customer

of psycho-oncologist? If they exist, how do they affect the nature of the therapeutic relationship in psycho-oncology. Another problem that have been discussed below is the issue of supervision in the psycho-oncology, and the designation of the circle of its beneficiaries and its scope. The aim of this paper is also an invitation for other authors for a broader discussion about psychotherapy and supervision in psycho-oncology.