Methods Based on Depth Psychology

The­ra­py based on depth psy­cho­lo­gy has its ori­g­ins in clas­si­cal psy­cho­ana­ly­sis, which was foun­ded by Sig­mund Freud. From this, a modi­fied and less time-con­sum­ing the­ra­py deve­lo­ped, not least under the cost pres­su­re of the health­ca­re sys­tem (becau­se psy­cho­ana­ly­sis takes seve­ral ses­si­ons per week over seve­ral years and is the­r­e­fo­re very expen­si­ve). Depth psy­cho­lo­gy-ori­en­ted psy­cho­the­ra­py is thus a modi­fied form of psy­cho­ana­ly­sis. The the­ra­py is more focu­sed on the cur­rent chal­lenges and their rela­ti­on to the life sto­ry. The psy­cho­ana­ly­tic method is based on the idea that beha­vi­or and expe­ri­ence are deter­mi­ned by uncon­scious parts of the per­so­na­li­ty, which are psy­cho­dy­na­mi­cal­ly effec­ti­ve and can be unco­ver­ed. Tog­e­ther we get to the bot­tom of the uncon­scious inner con­flicts in order to “tack­le the pro­blem at the root.” We high­light pre­vious­ly uncon­scious and unre­sol­ved con­flicts from the past (often from child­hood and ado­le­s­cence) and con­nect them to today’s trou­bles. Only when you under­stand the past can you shape the pre­sent and future.

Methods Based on Depth Psychology

The­ra­py based in depth psy­cho­lo­gy has its ori­g­ins in clas­si­cal psy­cho­ana­ly­sis, which was foun­ded by Sig­mund Freud. From this, a modi­fied and less time-con­sum­ing the­ra­py deve­lo­ped, not least under the cost pres­su­re of the health­ca­re sys­tem (becau­se psy­cho­ana­ly­sis takes seve­ral ses­si­ons per week over seve­ral years and is the­r­e­fo­re very expen­si­ve). Depth psy­cho­lo­gy-ori­en­ted psy­cho­the­ra­py is thus a modi­fied form of psy­cho­ana­ly­sis. The the­ra­py is more focu­sed on the cur­rent chal­lenges and their rela­ti­on to the life sto­ry. The psy­cho­ana­ly­tic method is based on the idea that beha­vi­or and expe­ri­ence are deter­mi­ned by uncon­scious parts of the per­so­na­li­ty, which are psy­cho­dy­na­mi­cal­ly effec­ti­ve and can be unco­ver­ed. Tog­e­ther we get to the bot­tom of the uncon­scious inner con­flicts in order to “tack­le the pro­blem at the root.” We high­light pre­vious­ly uncon­scious and unre­sol­ved con­flicts from the past (often from child­hood and ado­le­s­cence) and con­nect them to today’s trou­bles. Only when you under­stand the past can you shape the pre­sent and future.

„Everything that irritates us about others, can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

Carl Gus­tav Jung