Why Psychodynamic Therapy?

There can be various reasons that someone may be seeking therapy. Depression, anxiety, life changes, grief, or problematic behaviors are common motivators that bring people into therapy. However, often more complex and dynamic sources are behind these symptoms. Psychodynamic therapy aims to move past focusing on symptom reduction (though this will likely happen as a result of engaging in therapy) to exploring the emotional, relational, and unconscious dynamics that impact your everyday life. Engagment in psychodynamic therapy involves engaging with all aspects of yourself. The parts that you are aware of, value, portray to others and the parts that you are unaware of, feel unacceptable and are hidden.

 

 Psychodynamic therapy is an evidence based practice that involves exploring your current and past relationships, your somatic experience of emotions, and processing the here and now within a therapeutic relationship. Some benefits of psychodynamic therapy include increased self-awareness, more psychological flexibility, greater emotional capacity, a decrease in depressive and anxious episodes, and greater emotional depth and satisfaction in relationships. To learn more about the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy please click below.