If you've spent years feeling unseen or dismissed, being told to "trust yourself" it can feel lonely, like an emotional abandonment. The longing to be witnessed doesn't go way just because we understand it intellectually. It's a very basic human need.

At some point in our lives, we might begin to ask deeper questions such as; who am I really? What do I want beyond all the "shoulds". These are not just identity questions, they are soul-level questions. In Jungian theory, the journey toward answering them is called individuation.

What Happens In Psychodynamic Therapy? You're thinking about booking your first therapy session and may be hovering over the "get in touch" button wondering what might be on the other side if you click. It is totally normal to have a swirl of questions such as "Will I have to lie on a couch?", "Do I need to have experienced trauma to qualify?" or "What if I cry?". You're not the first person to have thought this.