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What is Psychotherapy?
The word psyche originates from the greek word meaning the soul. Therapy originates from the greek word therapeia meaning healing, so quite literally psychotherapy is a healing of the soul.
Psychotherapy can help with:
– stress and anxiety
– depression
– eating disorders
– negative thoughts and self sabotaging behaviour
– feelings of lack of control
– poor relationships at work and at home
– feelings of discomfort in work and social settings
– increasing self-confidence
– effects from abuse, sexual, physical or emotional
What is Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy?
This kind of therapy helps you to express and resolve feelings and life problems. You will have a safe space and a confidential setting to talk through your problems and come to understand them more fully. Through the relationship with the therapist by talking and recalling memories, dreams and feelings the immediate and long standing issues and concerns can be understood.
By understanding repeated patterns of unhepful behaviour we can often reveal how they are related to past experiences. The supportive, understanding relationship with the therapist will help to facilitate this awareness and enable you to work towards resolving your difficulties. Progress is dependent on various factors which are unique to each client. Being in therapy requires substantial effort on the client's part, including active participation in the therapeutic process, honesty, and a willingness to change feelings, thoughts and behaviours. Whilst most do benefit, there are no guarantees, but generally a client does feel change/improvement.
The Process of Psychotherapy.
Following an initial consultation there are a number of possible outcomes:
– individual short or long term psychotherapy
– group psychotherapy
– couple therapy
– family therapy
Once a committment has been made between the client and the psychotherapist, regular sessions are agreed upon and the 'work' begins. Participation in psychotherapy may involve some discomfort, including remembering and discussing unpleasant experiences, feelings and memories. The process may evoke strong feelings of sadness, fear, anger etc. There may be times when the therapist will challenge perceptions and assumptions and offer different perspectives. Concerns presented in therapy may result in unintended outcomes, including changes in personal relationships. During the therapeutic process, many find they feel worse before they start to feel better; this is normal.
Personal growth and change may be easy and swift at times, but may also be slow and frustrating. As you can imagine healing the soul can take a long time. Psychotherapy is not a quick fix. It is a long process that involves a commitment to working through on a deep level unconscious processes that have become deeply embedded in the unconscious mind and affect our everyday lives.
Psychotherapy provides an opportunity to talk in complete confidence. The emphasis is for you to find the answers within yourself in a safe and accepting therapeutic relationship. By committing yourself to this process you have the opportunity to effect positive changes for yourself and to feel in control and seize opportunities in your life.
Please telephone to arrange a consultation or to discuss any concerns or queries you may have regarding the above information or about psychotherapy in general.
