Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy in practice
Psychodynamic psychotherapy offers an opportunity to slow down and make sense of your experiences in a thoughtful and unhurried way. We begin by exploring your current difficulties alongside your personal history, looking at how past experiences, relationships, and life events may continue to influence the present. As we develop an understanding of your lived experience, we can begin to explore what feels meaningful and authentic to you, including recognising your own needs and finding ways to establish boundaries that support them.
Together, we explore patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating that may have developed over time, often outside of conscious awareness. This can help us understand why certain situations feel particularly difficult, what may trigger strong emotional responses, and how we have learned to cope with challenges throughout our lives.
The therapeutic relationship
At the heart of psychodynamic psychotherapy is the therapeutic relationship itself. I offer a collaborative and reflective space where we can explore your experiences together, developing a deeper understanding of the patterns, feelings, and relationships that shape your life. This process can help bring greater clarity, self-awareness, and compassion, allowing you to make more informed choices about how you relate to yourself, others, and the challenges you face.
How might psychodynamic therapy help?
Often, people wait a long time before seeking support. They may minimise their struggles, tell themselves that they should be coping better, or believe that other people are more deserving of help. Yet many have spent years carrying difficulties on their own.
You do not need to be in crisis, have a diagnosis, or know exactly why you are seeking therapy. Sometimes it is enough to recognise that you would like to understand yourself more fully, make sense of your experiences, or find a different way forward.
Psychodynamic therapy offers a space to pause, reflect, and explore whatever feels important to you, at your own pace and without expectation or apology. Together, we can explore your experiences and what they may mean for you, with compassion, respect, and an appreciation that every person’s experience is unique. Through this process, new perspectives, understanding, and possibilities can begin to emerge.
Beginning therapy
In our initial phone conversation or emails, we can discuss what might happen when we first meet, and the kind of things we might talk about. We can also discuss the differences between in-person or online appointments, and choose which feels best for you.
