Psychotherapy

I use mostly two frameworks; Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) and Therapeutic Assessment.

ISTDP addresses disruptions and traumas in human attachment that lead to complex emotional responses. Blocked or avoided emotions can trigger conscious or unconscious anxiety which affects bodily systems. I help my clients explore their individual dynamic interplay between emotions, defenses, and anxiety, through the conceptual ‘triangle of conflict’.

• Emotion: At the bottom of the triangle is a core, often unconscious emotion (e.g., anger, grief, guilt).

• Anxiety: As the core emotion starts to emerge, the person experiences anxiety, which acts as a signal of potential danger. The anxiety manifests in physical sensations, tension, or unease.

• Defenses: To avoid anxiety and the underlying emotion, the individual unconsciously uses defenses (e.g., avoidance, intellectualization, minimization, repression etc). These defenses serve as protection from feeling the underlying emotion but also perpetuate psychological symptoms.

By helping you recognize and address your individual patterns, it is possible to build emotion regulation capacity, thus reducing anxiety and the reliance on defense mechanisms that stand in the way for the life you want to live. Having worked with this model since 2019, among the benefits that my clients have reported include increased emotional self-awareness, reduced anxiety, closer interpersonal relationships and more available energy.

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Therapeutic Assessment

A Therapeutic Assessment is more than an assessment—it’s a collaborative and therapeutic journey designed to provide insights into your psychological structure. Through a 5-step process, combining advanced psychological testing and personalized feedback, this approach addresses your key questions about yourself while promoting growth and positive change. From uncovering your perceptual style, attachment patterns, and interpersonal dynamics to exploring emotion regulation strategies; this process offers actionable insights to help you navigate life and relationships more effectively.

• MMPI-2: A comprehensive questionnaire assessing personality and psychological functioning.

• Adult Attachment Interview (AAI): A semi-structured interview that delves into attachment style and early attachment experiences.

• Rorschach Performance Assessment System (RPAS): A performance-based test providing insight into personality dynamics.