Why People Come to Therapy – Common Concerns
Many people come to therapy when anxiety, depression, or the aftermath of trauma begins to take hold of daily life. Anxiety can feel like being constantly on edge, flooded by thoughts or fears that won’t quieten. Depression often brings a sense of emptiness, heaviness, or disconnection from meaning and others. Traumatic experiences can leave people feeling haunted, numb, or unsafe in their own minds and bodies.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy offers a space to think and feel what has been too overwhelming to face alone — to make sense of experiences that once felt unbearable, and to begin to live with greater steadiness and self-understanding.
Some people seek therapy when life becomes governed by inner compulsions or conflicts they can’t seem to master. This may take the form of rigid control over eating or appearance, rituals and repetitive thoughts that momentarily ease anxiety, or sexual and relational patterns that feel driven, secret, or self-defeating. Often, these behaviours carry both relief and shame — a way of managing pain yet also deepens it.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy helps uncover the emotional meanings beneath such symptoms, bringing understanding to what once felt senseless, and creating the possibility of choice where there was only repetition.
Some people struggle with a fragile or uncertain sense of self — feeling empty, easily overwhelmed, or unsure who they really are. Relationships can swing between longing for closeness and fearing rejection or control. Strong emotions may arise suddenly, leaving regret or confusion in their wake. At times, life can feel like a series of repeating patterns — familiar yet painful, and hard to escape.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy helps make sense of these shifting inner states and the early experiences that shaped them, offering a path toward a more coherent, stable, and authentic sense of self.
Many people seek therapy when they notice patterns they can’t seem to change — relationships that become tense or distant, emotions that feel too intense or shut down, or a persistent sense of emptiness, shame, or confusion about who they are. These experiences can leave you feeling stuck, reactive, or alone, even when you’re surrounded by others.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy offers a way to understand these patterns and the deeper forces that shape them, helping you find more freedom and stability in how you relate to yourself and those around you.
Many people come to therapy when anxiety, depression, or the aftermath of trauma begins to take hold of daily life. Anxiety can feel like being constantly on edge, flooded by thoughts or fears that won’t quieten. Depression often brings a sense of emptiness, heaviness, or disconnection from meaning and others. Traumatic experiences can leave people feeling haunted, numb, or unsafe in their own minds and bodies.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy offers a space to think and feel what has been too overwhelming to face alone — to make sense of experiences that once felt unbearable, and to begin to live with greater steadiness and self-understanding.
Some people seek therapy when life becomes governed by inner compulsions or conflicts they can’t seem to master. This may take the form of rigid control over eating or appearance, rituals and repetitive thoughts that momentarily ease anxiety, or sexual and relational patterns that feel driven, secret, or self-defeating. Often, these behaviours carry both relief and shame — a way of managing pain yet also deepens it.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy helps uncover the emotional meanings beneath such symptoms, bringing understanding to what once felt senseless, and creating the possibility of choice where there was only repetition.
Some people struggle with a fragile or uncertain sense of self — feeling empty, easily overwhelmed, or unsure who they really are. Relationships can swing between longing for closeness and fearing rejection or control. Strong emotions may arise suddenly, leaving regret or confusion in their wake. At times, life can feel like a series of repeating patterns — familiar yet painful, and hard to escape.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy helps make sense of these shifting inner states and the early experiences that shaped them, offering a path toward a more coherent, stable, and authentic sense of self.
Many people seek therapy when they notice patterns they can’t seem to change — relationships that become tense or distant, emotions that feel too intense or shut down, or a persistent sense of emptiness, shame, or confusion about who they are. These experiences can leave you feeling stuck, reactive, or alone, even when you’re surrounded by others.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy offers a way to understand these patterns and the deeper forces that shape them, helping you find more freedom and stability in how you relate to yourself and those around you.
