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PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY |
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Psychoanalytic
psychotherapy draws on theories and practices of
analytical psychology and psychoanalysis. It is a
therapeutic process which helps patients understand and
resolve their problems by increasing awareness of their
inner world and its influence over relationships both
past and present. It differs from most other therapies
in aiming for deep seated change in personality and
emotional development.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy aims to help people with
serious psychological disorders to understand and change
complex, deep-seated and often unconsciously based
emotional and relationship problems thereby reducing
symptoms and alleviating distress. However, its role is
not limited only to those with mental health problems.
Many people who experience a loss of meaning in their
lives or who are seeking a greater sense of fulfilment
may be helped by psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The relationship with the therapist is a crucial element
in the therapy. The therapist offers a confidential and
private setting which facilitates a process where
unconscious patterns of the patient's inner world become
reflected in the patient's relationship with the
therapist (transference). This process helps patients
gradually to identify these patterns and, in becoming
conscious of them, to develop the capacity to understand
and change them. |
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