Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can help

Perhaps you:

• feel unable to cope
• wonder how you've got to where you are in your life
• find yourself questioning the very meaning of life
• harbour feelings of resentment, disappointment or despair
• feel the burdens of family problems are too much to bear
• feel lonely & depressed
• feel things could be better & that you've not yet realised your full potential

For most of us there are times in our lives when we experience anxiety or distress, or feelings of emptiness. Sometimes such worries are due to current circumstances such as bereavement, relationship tensions or illness. Current problems can stir up buried feelings about the past. All too often our unhappiness can have a profound effect on those close to us and on our jobs.

When we can no longer resolve conflict, come to terms with pain or disappointment, and see little hope of change - we need help.

What is Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy?

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy provides a space in which to reflect on yourself and your life and provides an opportunity to discover the ways in which the past is unhelpfully influencing the present, restricting the development of your potential.

It does not involve medication. It is a relationship where you may explore your life with a psychotherapist who is trained to help make sense of problems and to understand the meaning of feelings and behaviour.

Gradually, one to one, the patient and the therapist build up a relationship of trust, where unconscious motivations and feelings which underlie the patient's conflict and confusion can be brought to light.

It is not always an easy process, and calls for commitment over a period of time. However, the results can help you find your own voice and can greatly improve your life.