A Guide To Psychodynamic Therapy

My name is Michelle Bassam. I am a counselling psychologist and also the clinical manager for Harley Therapy. Today, I am here to talk to you about different aspects of therapy and how therapy can help you as individuals or as couples.

A brief guide to Psychodynamic Therapy: Psychodynamic work takes many many sessions. When a client comes into this type of therapy, they have to be aware that there is no quick fix. You will be actually looking at the psychology behind your behaviour patterns in relation to your childhood.

The therapist will be looking at your childhood behaviour and things that happened during your childhood, and how it has affected your behaviour patterns in your adult life. It is very close to psychoanalysis, but not quite so in depth. Your therapist will be very much a blank canvas.

There will be silences and long pauses during your therapy. Your therapist will be looking at your body language and try to understand from your reaction to certain issues that are addressed and how the silences works, and actually behind the silences, and what they mean. This can be a little bit disturbing for some clients, but if you have this awareness that it is not a therapy that is really constantly a talking therapy, then this could be right for you.

This is a very successful, long-term process that works very very well for many many individuals and couples. If you are looking for a therapist, then try and find someone that has been qualified to a high standard, a very high standard for a long time. .