Psychoanalytic or Psychodynamic Treatment
Adult or Teen Treatment
All forms of psychotherapy – psychodynamic, (psychoanalysis), behavioural and cognitive have been shown to reduce distress and to promote physical and psychological wellbeing (Mumford, Schlesinger, & Glass, 1983; Sobel, 1995).
Psychodynamic treatment takes longer than other therapeutic methods such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectical behavior therapy), (IPT) Interpersonal Therapy, IFS (Internal Family Systems), Exposure Therapy, or EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). It is different than counselling or Life Coaching which tends to set goals and offer encouraging advice.
Those receiving psychodynamic treatment are more likely to maintain therapeutic gains and appear to continue to improve after treatment ends (Shedler, 2010).
Psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis are sometimes referred to as “talk therapy”.
For further information, see links below.
When is Psychoanalysis Indicated?
Scientific Evidence “Is Psychoanalysis Effective?
Children’s Behaviour and Emotional Troubles (Treatment via the parent)
Barbara Burrows works with parents to help them help their children with aggressive behaviour, sleeping troubles, anxiety, shyness, school phobias etc.
Self Assessment (Adult, Teens)
When is treatment warranted? This self-assessment survey offers a way of thinking about depression, aggression, anger and sexuality.
Self Assessment Survey
Psychoanalysis Psychodynamic Treatment – some examples
The Best Kept Psychotherapy Secrets – How to get help with today’s “problems of living” – by Bruce Levin MD
Howard Stern says psychoanalysis helped him! Psychology Today.
Swedish Singer/Pop Star Robyn (Robin Miriam Carlsson) discusses her experience in psychoanalysis – (NME New Musical Express – British music journalism website)
A Sample Psychoanalytic Session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQZPd7e8lXw