THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
Depth-oriented psychodynamic approach
The psychodynamic approach does not focus only on what is troubling a person in the present. It also pays attention to the wider context, life experiences, relationships, emotions and inner patterns that may influence our experience and decision-making.
In therapy, we explore together not only what is happening, but gradually also why certain feelings, situations or relationship experiences keep recurring and what they may reveal about ourselves.
HOW I UNDERSTAND THIS APPROACH
Our present experience has a context
The way we experience ourselves, other people or difficult situations today does not arise in a vacuum. Our responses are shaped throughout life and are often connected to experiences we have had in important relationships and periods of our lives.
Some ways of experiencing or responding may once have helped us. Later, however, we may find that they limit us, create tension or repeat themselves even in situations where we no longer need them.
Psychodynamic therapy creates space to gradually recognise these connections, understand them more clearly, and gain greater freedom in how we respond to them.
IN THERAPY, WE CAN EXPLORE:
What lies beneath the surface
Recurring patterns
Situations, relationships or reactions that we feel we keep returning to, even though we would like to respond differently.
Relationships
How we form close connections with others, what we expect from relationships, and what needs, fears or conflicts repeatedly emerge within them.
Emotions and inner conflicts
Feelings that may be difficult to grasp, contradictory or too intense, and what may lie behind them.
Relationship with yourself
How we think about ourselves, the expectations we place on ourselves, and where self-criticism, insecurity or feelings of inadequacy may come from.
Past experiences
The aim is not to remain in the past, but to better understand how the past may still be present in the way we experience life today.
Meaning and direction
Questions of identity, values, decision-making, satisfaction, and how we want to shape our lives and relationships going forward.
ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY
C. G. Jung’s Psychology
My approach is based primarily on analytical psychology, in which I am currently undertaking psychotherapy training. This approach originates in the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung and emerged in the early 20th century following his initial collaboration with Sigmund Freud. Jung gradually developed his own understanding of the psyche and the role of the unconscious in human experience.
Analytical psychology explores how the conscious and unconscious parts of ourselves influence the way we experience ourselves, others and the world around us. It works, for example, with concepts such as archetypes, the persona, the shadow and complexes. A key concept is individuation – the gradual process of getting to know and integrating different parts of our personality, moving towards greater inner wholeness.
It is not only about easing a specific problem, but also about understanding its wider context.
HOW CHANGE HAPPENS
Understanding can create space for new possibilities
The aim of therapy is not to create the “right” version of a person or offer a universal guide to life. Change can begin by gaining a better understanding of our own needs, emotions and the ways we respond to ourselves and others.
As we gradually learn to recognise certain automatic patterns, they no longer have to guide us in the same way as before. This can create more space for making choices, trying new ways of responding and building relationships that suit us better.
This process can be gradual. The pace of therapy adapts to what you bring, your capacity, and what emerges in our work together.
You do not need to know exactly what you are looking for
Is this approach right for you?
Depth-oriented therapy may be suitable if you want not only to cope with a specific difficulty, but also to understand yourself better and explore what keeps recurring in your life.
- repeatedly find yourself in similar situations or relationship difficulties,
- know intellectually what you would like to change, but still find it difficult to do so,
- experience anxiety, sadness, tension or dissatisfaction without a clear cause,
- want to better understand your emotions, relationships and needs,
- are going through a period in life when you are questioning your own direction,
- or simply feel that you need to look at your life more deeply.
At the initial consultation, you do not need to know whether this way of working is right for you. We can talk about it together.