Sometimes we suffer because of specific reasons such as anxiety or depression, panic attacks or compulsive behaviour, eating disorders or addictions but often our suffering is of a less specific type: it appears as a vague but persistent feeling of being lost or disappointed, as difficulties in concentrating, dissatisfaction at work or the inability to form satisfactory relationships.
Often we try to deal with problems by trying to keep them out of our mind as a way of getting rid of them. However, they will continue to have an important effect on our feelings and behaviour.
Early experiences are important in shaping the way the mind works but a large part of our mind operates outside of our consciousness. From an early age, we find ways of managing our experiences and this influences how we cope in later life.
By speaking in the presence of the psychotherapist we can gradually come to understand these experiences and make sense of how we have dealt with them.
This leads to a process of change, which takes place through the psychoanalytic session.
The relationship with the therapist is an important part of the therapy. He or she offers a confidential, safe and private place where the unconscious patterns of our inner world can be played out. The safe setting that they create means that emotional conflicts can be relived and new solutions can be found to old problems. This process helps us to identify those patterns of behaviour, which we keep repeating. As we become aware of old patterns, it then becomes possible to change them.
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If you wish to book your session click HERE.
Often we try to deal with problems by trying to keep them out of our mind as a way of getting rid of them. However, they will continue to have an important effect on our feelings and behaviour.
Early experiences are important in shaping the way the mind works but a large part of our mind operates outside of our consciousness. From an early age, we find ways of managing our experiences and this influences how we cope in later life.
By speaking in the presence of the psychotherapist we can gradually come to understand these experiences and make sense of how we have dealt with them.
This leads to a process of change, which takes place through the psychoanalytic session.
The relationship with the therapist is an important part of the therapy. He or she offers a confidential, safe and private place where the unconscious patterns of our inner world can be played out. The safe setting that they create means that emotional conflicts can be relived and new solutions can be found to old problems. This process helps us to identify those patterns of behaviour, which we keep repeating. As we become aware of old patterns, it then becomes possible to change them.
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If you wish to book your session click HERE.