Is psychodynamic therapy right for you?
If you’re struggling with patterns and habits that you can’t seem to change, then psychodynamic therapy can help you get unstuck and figure out what to do.
What is psychodynamic therapy?
Psychodynamic therapy realizes that there is more to “you” than just your conscious mind. If real, meaningful change is going to happen, we’re going to have to dig deep.
A relational psychodynamic approach to therapy starts with the idea that the “symptom” is not the whole story. It’s not just about feeling bad and set of instructions to feel better. It’s about understanding what led you to feeling that way and what stops you from feeling better. Let’s get curious about how your mind works.
Yes, psychodynamic theory started with Freud, but there’s been over 100 years of research and revision since then. This approach is “insight-oriented,” which means exploring the connections between your past and present in order to understand how unconscious patterns shape your life— and what’s needed to change them. Because the therapy is “relational,” that means we’ll also pay attention to what we can learn from our process of working together.
“To understand the world beyond the narrow self… it is necessary to expose that self to the unmapped and the uncontrolled, to be touched by it and transformed. It is by jeopardy, not invulnerability, that the hero matures. Habit, laziness, and fear conspire to keep us comfortably within the familiar.”
— Poet Jane Hirschfield