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 questions or fell a little anxious.

Psychodynamic therapy is about getting to know the deeper, often hidden parts of yourself rather than trying to fix you. The parts that were shaped by your early experiences and relationships. The feelings you may have learned to silence. The stories you've told yourself about who you are and what you deserve.

What Happens in the Room?

The short answer; we talk. You might start with what's bothering you in the here and now or you might not know where to start at all. Over time, the space becomes somewhere you can speak freely with no script and without judgement.

Sometimes we'll make links between your past and your present. Sometimes we'll notice patterns; how you relate to others, how you treat yourself or how certain emotions or behaviours repeat. Together we'll explore them to help understand you.

What if I Get Emotional?

You might and that's OK. The therapy room is one of the few places in life where you don't have to hold it all together. You can cry, feel awkward, sit in silence and sometimes we even laugh. You don't need to bring the polished, well-behaved parts of yourself and you don't need to be a "perfect" client.

What is the Goal?

The goal is to become more fully yourself, to understand why you feel what you feel and let go of patterns and behaviours that are no longer serving you. Therapy can help you feel more connected, more real and more in control of how you live and love.

If you think that I might be able to help, please feel free to get in touch.

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