Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychoanalytical psychotherapy is a talking therapy which draws on the theories and practice of psychoanalysis.

The aim is to help people resolve their difficulties by increasing their understanding of the underlying internal conflicts which often lie at the root of their problems; psychoanalytic psychotherapy can enable people to understand more about themselves and the ways in which they relate to others.

The therapist does not give advice but listens to the person’s experiences; the therapist will explore connections between present feelings and actions and past events and may listen to dreams as these may reveal underlying conflicts at the root of the person’s difficulties.

The relationship with the therapist is at the core of therapeutic process as past or current habitual ways of relating to others, which have contributed to the person’s difficulties, frequency repeat themselves in the therapeutic relationship; this provides a context in which the individual can begin to understand themselves and their ways of relating. With insight comes the possibility to change.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can help people get to know themselves and improve their relationships. It can be particularly useful in helping people with long-term or recurring problems get to the roots of their difficulties.

Therapists in the Dept offering this therapy:
Grahame Morgan