Psyhoterapy
The word psyche originates from the Greek 'psȳkhḗ', meaning 'life force, breath, soul' derived from 'psȳ́khō', which translates to 'I breathe' and 'I live'.
In this sense, psychotherapy can be seen as a process in which a client heals their soul, regains their life energy, breathes freely again, and truly lives. Those who struggle with anxiety or depression understand what it means to feel unable to breathe fully or experience the vibrancy of life.
From the moment we are conceived, life and the people around us shape us. Because of our experiences in the world and how we interpret them internally, intellectually, emotionally or spiritually, we develop certain beliefs, patterns, and behaviours that may have been helpful when we were children but, in adulthood, they can make our life difficult and relationships harder. When we become aware of these patterns, we may be able to work through them on our own and develop more mature ways of being. However, sometimes we lack the tools or the strength to do so, and we need support. This is where psychotherapy can help—by bringing awareness to what causes suffering and facing what we fear in a safe, accepting therapeutic relationship. The therapy is also intended to bring awareness to the inner resources we have that help us cope with life’s challenges. The therapy space is a secure environment where you can freely explore all aspects of yourself. Since we are relational beings and our struggles are often related to others, the relationship with the therapist can serve as both, a space for exploration and a reparative experience.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is rooted in a psychoanalytic understanding of personality development and functioning.
This means, among others, that it explores the unconscious factors that contribute to behaviours and actions that are disturbing to the individual. It also focuses on the exploration of the individual’s early experiences in childhood, relationships with parents, siblings and other significant others. It involves exploring the deeper cause of the client’s behaviour and actions. When the client not only understands this cause, but also grasps it at a deeper emotional and physical level, the conflict can be resolved, a new view of oneself and one’s environment becomes possible and new behavioural patterns can be developed.
In addition to its psychoanalytic basis, the psychodynamic approach is also characterised by the use of various methods and techniques, especially those from humanistic approaches (integrative psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, etc.). In practice, psychodynamic psychotherapy is highly integrative, involving not only the traditional way of working (the client and the psychotherapist sitting opposite each other in such a way that eye contact can be established, and using talking as a main working method) but also various physical, creative, movement, psychodrama and other techniques that could help the client's recovery. One of the techniques is working with the body, which can be done by using touch but not necessarily. For decades the researchers have been discovering connections between the body, emotions and thoughts and in recent years this is gaining more and more attention, as more and more research shows that the body stores intergenerational traumas, reflects emotional and mental states, and carries the memory of repressed experiences. Thus, the body is a valuable tool in therapy as it makes possible to discover some themes that are not available to conscious mind. In any case, the client's readiness to work with the body is assessed beforehand and client’s consent is always required. After any exercise, the client talks about their experience and integrates it with the help of the therapist.
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