One major meta - analysis
of psychodynamic therapy included 1,431 patients with a range of mental health problems and found an effect size of 0.97 for overall symptom improvement (the therapy was typically once per week and lasted less than a year).
In addition to practicing traditional
methods of psychodynamic therapy, cognitive - behavioral therapy, systems therapy and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Dr. Winter has specialized advanced training in cutting - edge and empirically - based EMDR (certified), hypnotherapy, mindfulness, emotionally focused therapy and is certified in treating sex and process addictions.
«The clinical training and one on one consulting with outstanding faculty who are experts in the
field of psychodynamic therapy is superior to traditional programs.
I hope reading this piece has given you a better understanding of the
roots of psychodynamic therapy and a more informed idea of what this therapy entails, beyond the clichéd question «How does that make you feel?»
While these ambiguous and untidy splotches of ink are closely connected to the Freudian psychoanalysis, they are also used in some forms
of psychodynamic therapy today.
However popular this therapy is or will remain, it is still the most recognizable form to those inexperienced in the theory and application of therapy, and it is still a worthwhile goal to understand the
basics of psychodynamic therapy.
In the
context of psychodynamic therapy, there are two meanings attached to «free association»: the more official therapy technique of free association, and the general method of in - session discussion driven by the client's free association between topics.
To reach these conclusions, Shedler reviewed eight meta - analyses comprising 160
studies of psychodynamic therapy, plus nine meta - analyses of other psychological treatments and antidepressant medications.
«As an Integrative Psychotherapist, I base my approach from the relational
work of Psychodynamic Therapy and integrate forms of Attachment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness Practices, Co-Occuring and Trauma work and social justice models.
The
goal of psychodynamic therapy is to help people understand the dynamics underlying their most troublesome symptoms so they can begin to make sense of why they feel compelled to starve themselves for a week, why they can't enjoy having sex with their partner, or why they have become depressed in their marriage.
A 2005 review of randomized controlled trials found that «psychoanalytic therapy is (1) more effective than no treatment or treatment as usual, and (2) more effective than shorter
forms of psychodynamic therapy».
This form
of psychodynamic therapy is practiced in the context of a family, whether that family is comprised of two adults in a romantic relationship, a parent and child (ren), siblings, grandparents and grandchildren, a traditional nuclear family, or any combination of these family members.
In particular, I note Haggerty (2016) and the goals
of psychodynamic therapy.
The aspect of brief psychodynamic therapy that sets it apart from other types
of psychodynamic therapies is right in the name: brief.
• The goal
of psychodynamic therapy is to bring about improved psychological health through better self - understanding.