Psychoanalysis in March 2014 Edinburgh

As we come nearly to the end of the month here in Edinburgh psychoanalysis provision remains split between individual and couples analysis.

Main issues presented for psychoanalysis

Currently there is a rich mix of relationship issues, anxiety disorders and gender issues.  Many clients are rebuilding their romantic lives and are seeking knowledge about their previous patterns, “mistakes” and experiences. Here the main goal is to pattern experiences, gain increased self awareness and bring things from the unconscious into the conscious where there is choice and empowerment.

Style of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy

Currently the high level of relationship and object relations work means that the emphasis is on Lacanian mirror theory, TA parent-adult-child model and Kleinian object relationships. In couples work again Klein is key, looking at defence mechanisms like splitting and projection.

Symptomatic issues presenting in therapy

Defensiveness, projection, disassociation, OCD, projected control are all common symptomatic conditions right now.

Normal? Can I me normal in psychotherapy?

Absolutely, a key idea in Jungian therapy is the concept that we are all actually far more normal than we realise. It is normal to suffer from emotional problems –  it is something humans suffer from.

Realising that we are not “wierd” or “odd” but in fact are normal people working on possibly painful, but not uncommon issues is an important step to avoiding isolation.

Horse agility classes run near Perth at Easterton Equine club is now available with psychoanalysis or counselling afterwards on site. Horse agility is ground based partnership work with the horse, encouraging and persuading the horse, not forcing it. The activities are rather like dog agility and is a lot of fun!

Therapeutically horse agility is a mindful exercise which enables a sense of mindfulness and grounding. This leaves the human client in a state of being centred and calm. This state is ideal for people suffering from trauma, anxiety or disassociation.

Psychotherapy afterwards makes use of the calm mindful state to carry out therapy in an optimum psychological state.

Welcome to the new Psychoanalysis.center website. This site is part of Scotlandtherapy, an established therapy service with clinics in Edinburgh, Falkirk and Glasgow. Stuart, the senior therapist (me) has been in practice since 1993, 1993-96 in training before fully graduating in 1996 with a Diploma in Analysis and clinical hypnotherapy.

We are dedicated to real professional standards in therapy. Both Stuart and Denise are registered on the CNHC AVR scheme under hypnotherapy. CNHC is the voluntary regulator for complementary health set up with Government funding and support, and AVR’s are the accredited voluntary registers maintained by the Professional Standards Agency for healthcare professionals not subject to statutory regulation. We also adhere to appropriate NOS National Occupational Standards, the good practice standards for different therapies.