Psychodynamic Therapy
Within the field of Psychology, there are a number of therapies that are often suited to treat various ailments and different people.
This information is compiled in databases that are accessible to all healthcare professionals, such as The Cochrane Library or NICE guidelines. There are different types of studies that make "the cut". Components of some therapies are more easily quantified than others, and consequently, this can help explain the difference in the amount of evidence there is for a particular type of therapy.
Often, many of these different therapies target the same issue, but in different ways.
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For example, someone with a phobia of spiders could benefit from exposure therapy where the individual may be "gradually exposed" (over several sessions) to a picture of a spider, a toy, a real spider behind a glass and then ultimately, a real spider may then crawl on them in a controlled setting. That same individual could also benefit from exploring the root of their arachnophobia (fear of spiders) through psychodynamic therapy, where the fear of spiders may be associated with a historically relevant event. Or perhaps, the arachnophobia is symbolic of another fear that has been displaced onto the object of spiders.
Both of these methods will likely lead to the same result--an extinguished fear of spiders, but the second therapeutic approach may lead to a more wholistic healing, because the therapist and patient are ultimately working through more than a fear of spiders, and likely identifying individual defense mechanisms too. The type of therapy that suits you depends on a number of factors including your personality style, tolerance for ambiguity, time, financial capacity and more.
Anasha primarily uses a psychodynamic modality and often includes transference-focused and mentalisation-based elements in her therapeutic style. Below are some resources to provide clarity and information on Psychodynamic Therapy, Mentalisation-based Therapy and Transference-focused Psychotherapy. If you would like further clarification, please contact Anasha.
Both of these methods will likely lead to the same result--an extinguished fear of spiders, but the second therapeutic approach may lead to a more wholistic healing, because the therapist and patient are ultimately working through more than a fear of spiders, and likely identifying individual defense mechanisms too. The type of therapy that suits you depends on a number of factors including your personality style, tolerance for ambiguity, time, financial capacity and more.
Anasha primarily uses a psychodynamic modality and often includes transference-focused and mentalisation-based elements in her therapeutic style. Below are some resources to provide clarity and information on Psychodynamic Therapy, Mentalisation-based Therapy and Transference-focused Psychotherapy. If you would like further clarification, please contact Anasha.
Psychodynamic Therapy
"Psychodynamic therapy focuses on the psychological roots of emotional suffering. Its hallmarks are self-reflection and self-examination, and the use of the relationship between therapist and patient as a window into problematic relationship patterns in the patient’s life. Its goal is not only to alleviate the most obvious symptoms but to help people lead healthier lives."
- Shedler, J 2012