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0203 326 9160 0203 761 7026 0203 761 7027 0203 761 7029Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an in depth therapy, highly effective for those with complex, deep-rooted and often unconsciously based emotional and relationship problems or anyone who wants to work in depth.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy theory, based on clinical practice, believes that we develop defence mechanisms as a way of protecting ourselves from having to deal with painful or difficult aspects of ourselves. These defence mechanisms can often be unhelpful, causing and maintaining emotional problems, relationship difficulties and even adding to mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy seeks to help the client to bring these internal conflicts into their consciousness, to safely experience the feelings which are causing the emotional suffering and to begin to resolve those conflicts by working with the therapist.
This work is done through the therapeutic relationship.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is used effectively for many different issues, with both adults and children.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy can offer valuable insights and significantly help reduce emotional distress for people who have the following issues:
Many people who experience a loss of meaning in their lives or who are seeking a greater sense of fulfilment may be helped by psychodynamic psychotherapy.
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Psychodynamic psychotherapy provides an effective treatment for a range of psychological disorders, both as a treatment in its own right and as a way of supporting other forms of treatment, such as medication.
The key indicators that psychodynamic psychotherapy might be a good choice for you include:
It is often helpful to have an initial meeting with a possible therapist – you can use this to ask any questions you have, to make sure you are happy to work with the therapist and to understand a bit more about how the therapist works.
If the immediate, surface problem is a disabling or dangerous behaviour, such as constantly needing to check things, compulsive hand washing, bingeing or purging behaviour or self-harm, a behavioural approach may be the best starting point.
This is because behavioural therapeutic approaches can help you to learn new ways of dealing with these behaviours and can help give you a steadier base on which to explore more deep-rooted issues.
For some people, psychodynamic psychotherapy may not be the right choice for them because they would rather work in a more practical, time limited approach – such as CBT.
So, the choice of approach depends both on what is wrong and on what the person wants. Sometimes it takes time to work this out but getting it right is really important to getting the outcomes you are looking for from your therapy.
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