Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis

In Psychotherapy, and in particular a psychoanalytic therapy, a person is given the opportunity to speak openly and freely about what they believe is causing them to suffer. The term ‘talking cure’ relates to the psychoanalytic method. It is through the articulation of suffering through words that meaning of symptoms can be acquired and relief of symptoms can be achieved. It is generally agreed that effective psychotherapeutic work relies on a secure, trusting relationship between the therapist and client which is built up over time. It is by these means that the client explores and eases their issue.

Sigmund Freud devised the first systematic psychoanalytic therapeutic approach which has been the model for subsequent psychotherapies. Psychoanalysis stands at the origin of all the major developments in psychotherapy over the past 100 years. It is one of the leading orientations of professional psychotherapists worldwide.