Psychoanalytic therapists also engage in their own personal treatment for a minimum of 8 years, twice weekly, - hundreds of times that of any other mental health professionals - and are in weekly clinical supervision for a minimum of 40 weeks in the year. I'm also a Registered Practitioner Member of the Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (A.P.P.I.), member of the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (I.C.P.), and I have two Masters degrees in psychoanalytic theory and practice.
Approach: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy is a treatment for mental health issues similar to counselling but much more in-depth, and psychotherapists engage in more extensive academic and clinical training than counsellors.
A psychoanalytic approach views symptoms as meaningful responses to something happening in our current lives, or something from our past that remains unresolved. We protect ourselves from the pain of these issues by burying them so completely that we no longer see the link between them and our feelings of depression or anxiety. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy gives you the opportunity to make sense of why you're suffering, and supports you in figuring out how you can change your life, by untangling the symptoms to reveal their meaning. Psychoanalytic treatment isn't a one-size-fits-all
approach. While two people may have similar symptoms - such as feeling anxious or panicked - the causes of their symptoms are as unique as each individual life. Figuring out what has provoked your symptoms empowers you to stop them returning.
Fee: In Dundalk the usual fee is €70 and in Dublin it's €90, but I offer different fees in certain circumstances, and this can be discussed in the first meeting.
Contact: You can contact me via phone or the form at the top of the page - please include your phone number in the message, especially if you don't use email often. Clinic locations are shown below.
