Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is based on principles of long-term psychoanalytic therapy and involves an active, open exploration of a client's difficulties, using relationship and interpretation, along with developmental, interpersonal and affective processes.

This therapy focuses on and helps the client work through one crucial circumscribed area of maladaptive coping style in as little as 16 sessions. The approach pays particular attention to the use of language, empathy and affective resonance between therapist and client.

Key Features

• Active, open exploration of difficulties
• Focus on relationship and interpretation
• Attention to developmental and interpersonal processes
• Emphasis on language and empathy
• Circumscribed focus on specific maladaptive patterns
• Short-term approach (typically 16 sessions)

Who Can Benefit

This approach is particularly effective for individuals who:

• Want to understand recurring patterns in their relationships
• Are interested in exploring unconscious motivations
• Seek insight into how past experiences affect current behavior
• Prefer a more exploratory, insight-oriented approach