Psychoanalytic Psychiatrists in Los Angeles County, CA

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Kristen Melnyk
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Psychoanalytic therapy can alleviate emotional suffering, improve your self awareness and ability to regulate emotions, enhance your capacity to form and maintain close relationships, strengthen decision making capacity and a sense of agency in your life, increase work fulfillment, and help grieve past losses, among other benefits.
I am a board certified psychiatrist and fully trained psychoanalyst who has worked with adults in private practice for almost 25 years. Starting with a new therapist can feel daunting. My aim is to provide a safe atmosphere that will allow us to discuss what is distressing you. In therapy we might explore aspects of your life that are sensitive, painful, difficult or have never before been verbalized. The goal is that you will gain some new perspectives and bring these insights into your lived experience outside the therapy relationship.
Psychoanalytic therapy can alleviate emotional suffering, improve your self awareness and ability to regulate emotions, enhance your capacity to form and maintain close relationships, strengthen decision making capacity and a sense of agency in your life, increase work fulfillment, and help grieve past losses, among other benefits.
I am a board certified psychiatrist and fully trained psychoanalyst who has worked with adults in private practice for almost 25 years. Starting with a new therapist can feel daunting. My aim is to provide a safe atmosphere that will allow us to discuss what is distressing you. In therapy we might explore aspects of your life that are sensitive, painful, difficult or have never before been verbalized. The goal is that you will gain some new perspectives and bring these insights into your lived experience outside the therapy relationship.
(310) 943-0822 View (310) 943-0822
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Philip Blumenshine, MD
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90024
My background is in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and I like to work with clients to explore their characteristic ways of handling stress, managing their self-esteem, and relating to others.
Have you been feeling "stuck?" Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns? In relationships? Work? I'm interested in helping individuals get "un-stuck" from their old ways of responding to anxiety, relating to others, and thinking about themselves. If you are interested in living a fuller, more actualized life, I may be a good fit for you.
My background is in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and I like to work with clients to explore their characteristic ways of handling stress, managing their self-esteem, and relating to others.
Have you been feeling "stuck?" Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns? In relationships? Work? I'm interested in helping individuals get "un-stuck" from their old ways of responding to anxiety, relating to others, and thinking about themselves. If you are interested in living a fuller, more actualized life, I may be a good fit for you.
(310) 928-2272 View (310) 928-2272
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Van Dyke DeGolia
Psychiatrist, MD, FABP
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90049
I am a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst with an interest in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Relational Psychoanalysis, psychiatric diagnosis, and the impact of anxiety on self-esteem, relational issues, and overall well-being of children, adolescents, and adults. In addition, I have extensive experience treating and supervising others who treate people suffering from narcissism, trauma, dissociation, and Borderline Personality Disorder. I primarily offer weekly to more intensive psychoanalytic treatment. I mostly prescribe medications to help patients feel good enough to engage more fully in their lives and psychotherapy.
I am a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst with an interest in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Relational Psychoanalysis, psychiatric diagnosis, and the impact of anxiety on self-esteem, relational issues, and overall well-being of children, adolescents, and adults. In addition, I have extensive experience treating and supervising others who treate people suffering from narcissism, trauma, dissociation, and Borderline Personality Disorder. I primarily offer weekly to more intensive psychoanalytic treatment. I mostly prescribe medications to help patients feel good enough to engage more fully in their lives and psychotherapy.
(424) 360-2431 View (424) 360-2431
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Edward L. Spencer
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
I have up-to-date training in several types of psychotherapy including mentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorder and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
As a board-certified psychiatrist, I am comfortable and enthusiastic about working with people using psychotherapy, medication management when needed, or the two together when it makes sense. I will take the time to get to know you and collaborate with you on finding the best approach to treatment.
I have up-to-date training in several types of psychotherapy including mentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorder and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
As a board-certified psychiatrist, I am comfortable and enthusiastic about working with people using psychotherapy, medication management when needed, or the two together when it makes sense. I will take the time to get to know you and collaborate with you on finding the best approach to treatment.
(310) 933-6296 View (310) 933-6296
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Christian F Reusche
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Having additional psychoanalytic training, which is probably one of the most extensive and comprehensive trainings of the mind, body, and human development, allows me to evaluate someone beyond the surface, and have layers of assessment beyond conventional.
Psychiatry should not just be about providing medicine and treating an acute medical problem, but to help you understand yourself, enjoy life, cope with adversity, and help discover your true inner self. Therapy is a collaborative process of uncovering, embracing, adapting, and making changes you're willing to make in order to better yourself. I look forward to collaboratively working on what you'd like to understand and learn about yourself; to providing a safe place where you can express yourself, feel open to discuss anything, and explore further into your inner and outer world.
Having additional psychoanalytic training, which is probably one of the most extensive and comprehensive trainings of the mind, body, and human development, allows me to evaluate someone beyond the surface, and have layers of assessment beyond conventional.
Psychiatry should not just be about providing medicine and treating an acute medical problem, but to help you understand yourself, enjoy life, cope with adversity, and help discover your true inner self. Therapy is a collaborative process of uncovering, embracing, adapting, and making changes you're willing to make in order to better yourself. I look forward to collaboratively working on what you'd like to understand and learn about yourself; to providing a safe place where you can express yourself, feel open to discuss anything, and explore further into your inner and outer world.
(843) 940-8197 View (843) 940-8197
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Dr. Luis Vallejo
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Psychiatry approach (Biopsychosocial model - also Johns Hopkins "The Perspectives"), Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic attunement (6 years additional training), and Evolutionary Psychiatry lens.
Attended Vanderbilt University on a full tuition Chancellor's scholarship and completed my M.D. at Baylor in the Houston Medical Center. Beyond Psychiatry board certification, I pursued extensive psychodynamic/analytic training via the Cincinnati Institute, and New Center for Psychoanalysis. In addition to my private practice I'm also a consult-liaison Psychiatrist at Cedars Sinai Beverly Hills medical center, Baptist Health Medical center, and Orbit telehealth. Feel free to email or call me here via PsychologyToday or my linked Luminello.com website to the right in which you can request a session. I look forward to meeting you!
Psychiatry approach (Biopsychosocial model - also Johns Hopkins "The Perspectives"), Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic attunement (6 years additional training), and Evolutionary Psychiatry lens.
Attended Vanderbilt University on a full tuition Chancellor's scholarship and completed my M.D. at Baylor in the Houston Medical Center. Beyond Psychiatry board certification, I pursued extensive psychodynamic/analytic training via the Cincinnati Institute, and New Center for Psychoanalysis. In addition to my private practice I'm also a consult-liaison Psychiatrist at Cedars Sinai Beverly Hills medical center, Baptist Health Medical center, and Orbit telehealth. Feel free to email or call me here via PsychologyToday or my linked Luminello.com website to the right in which you can request a session. I look forward to meeting you!
(424) 484-0382 View (424) 484-0382
Photo of Ronald D Sager, Psychiatrist in Los Angeles County, CA
Ronald D Sager
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302
Dr. Sager studied at UCLA in General Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry where he did research studies in child development and attachment disorders in infancy. He remains an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA. He started his private practice in 1967 in General and Child Psychiatry and after five years returned to the LA Psychoanalytic Institute to receive special training in intensive psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Dr. Sager's practice branched out to inpatient work with adults, children and adolescents.
Dr. Sager studied at UCLA in General Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry where he did research studies in child development and attachment disorders in infancy. He remains an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA. He started his private practice in 1967 in General and Child Psychiatry and after five years returned to the LA Psychoanalytic Institute to receive special training in intensive psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Dr. Sager's practice branched out to inpatient work with adults, children and adolescents.
(818) 296-0777 View (818) 296-0777
Photo of Bruce L Roth, Psychiatrist in Los Angeles County, CA
Bruce L Roth
Psychiatrist, DO
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Dr. Roth has over 25 years of experience as a board certified adult and child psychiatrist. He is also an adult psychoanalyst affiliated with the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and a Qualified Medical Evaluator in psychiatry for injured workers in the State of California. At CPS we have psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioner professionals providing the highest quality of mental health care to our clients. At CPS we offer a range of treatment from symptom focused counseling and medications to deeper psychoanalytic therapy and psychoanalysis.
Dr. Roth has over 25 years of experience as a board certified adult and child psychiatrist. He is also an adult psychoanalyst affiliated with the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and a Qualified Medical Evaluator in psychiatry for injured workers in the State of California. At CPS we have psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioner professionals providing the highest quality of mental health care to our clients. At CPS we offer a range of treatment from symptom focused counseling and medications to deeper psychoanalytic therapy and psychoanalysis.
(248) 640-3095 View (248) 640-3095
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Vides Apresto
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Long Beach, CA 90802  (Online Only)
Now welcoming new patients! We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Welcome!
Now welcoming new patients! We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Welcome!
(424) 316-1646 View (424) 316-1646
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Sarah Raike
Physician Assistant, PA-C
Verified Verified
Torrance, CA 90503  (Online Only)
We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here, and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now, welcoming new patients!
We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here, and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now, welcoming new patients!
(424) 321-8038 View (424) 321-8038
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Riz Ahmad
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Lakewood, CA 90711  (Online Only)
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS-Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS-Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
(310) 361-1730 View (310) 361-1730
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WellPsyche Medical Group
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
El Segundo, CA 90245  (Online Only)
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
(424) 396-0386 View (424) 396-0386
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Roberto Figueroa
Psychiatrist, MD, PhD
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90034
El doctor Figueroa tiene una extensa formación, especialización y experiencia en psicofarmacología. Después de completar su residencia en el año 2003, obtuvo una beca para especializarse en psicofarmacología en Mount Sinai School of Medicine en Nueva York. Desde entonces ha participado en docenas de ensayos clínicos de investigación, dirigidos a evaluar la eficacia y seguridad de los medicamentos que están siendo estudiados para el tratamiento de la ansiedad, depresión, trastorno bipolar y trastornos psicóticos. También ha liderado proyectos de investigación para estudiar la seguridad a largo plazo de la exposición a antidepresivos
El doctor Figueroa tiene una extensa formación, especialización y experiencia en psicofarmacología. Después de completar su residencia en el año 2003, obtuvo una beca para especializarse en psicofarmacología en Mount Sinai School of Medicine en Nueva York. Desde entonces ha participado en docenas de ensayos clínicos de investigación, dirigidos a evaluar la eficacia y seguridad de los medicamentos que están siendo estudiados para el tratamiento de la ansiedad, depresión, trastorno bipolar y trastornos psicóticos. También ha liderado proyectos de investigación para estudiar la seguridad a largo plazo de la exposición a antidepresivos
(310) 935-4184 View (310) 935-4184
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Bonmente
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274  (Online Only)
Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
(310) 986-3707 View (310) 986-3707
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Bonmente
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Long Beach, CA 90802  (Online Only)
ACCEPTING NEW TELEMEDICINE PATIENTS - We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
ACCEPTING NEW TELEMEDICINE PATIENTS - We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
(562) 304-9310 View (562) 304-9310
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Sham Singh
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Lakewood, CA 90712  (Online Only)
We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here, and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now welcoming new patients!
We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here, and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now welcoming new patients!
(562) 268-5778 View (562) 268-5778
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Riz Ahmad
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Culver City, CA 90230  (Online Only)
Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
(323) 312-3677 View (323) 312-3677
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Bonmente
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254  (Online Only)
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS: Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS: Bonmente knows asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be.
(310) 361-9795 View (310) 361-9795
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Catalina Villa
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Santa Clarita, CA 91355  (Online Only)
We know asking for help is a challenging thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here, and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now, welcoming new patients!
We know asking for help is a challenging thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here, and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now, welcoming new patients!
(661) 536-2065 View (661) 536-2065
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Alexandra Presler
Physician Assistant, MD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90802
Pacific Mind Health treats mental health disorders using a variety of treatments including medications, Psychotherapy, Telemedicine, Spravato, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). We strive to help create a treatment plan which will help guide you on a path to wellness. Our goal is to provide thorough diagnostic evaluations which will inform treatment choices and increase the likelihood the treatment will be successful. Please use this link for a free informational TMS session www.pacificmindhealth.com/tmsinfo. To request an appointment, please fill out this form: www.pacificmindhealth.com/newclient.
Pacific Mind Health treats mental health disorders using a variety of treatments including medications, Psychotherapy, Telemedicine, Spravato, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). We strive to help create a treatment plan which will help guide you on a path to wellness. Our goal is to provide thorough diagnostic evaluations which will inform treatment choices and increase the likelihood the treatment will be successful. Please use this link for a free informational TMS session www.pacificmindhealth.com/tmsinfo. To request an appointment, please fill out this form: www.pacificmindhealth.com/newclient.
(424) 339-2260 View (424) 339-2260

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Psychoanalytic Psychiatrists

Does psychoanalytic therapy work?

Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.

How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?

Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.

Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?

Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.

Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?

Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.