Facundo Psychotherapy

Overall approach

Psychodynamic (also known as psychoanalytic) psychotherapy is a type of treatment that focuses on exploring patterns in everyday life which make individuals feel frustrated or unfulfilled. People who seek psychodynamic psychotherapy are curious about themselves, hoping to figure out what they want or to understand why they sometimes act against their own best wishes.

Taking place usually once or twice a week, sessions can involve exploring relationships, personal histories, fantasies, feelings, convictions, and behaviours, as well as processing difficult emotions or talking through distressing subject matter. Of course, in a patient-led space where one can speak about whatever comes to mind, sessions can also involve clarifying what’s joyful, pleasurable, or precious about one’s life. With a good enough fit, patients can learn about themselves through the various ways they relate to their therapist. By making conscious the underlying issues that often fuel mental and emotional suffering, psychoanalytic psychotherapy aims to facilitate enduring transformation and growth, shifting how an individual relates to others and to their own selves.