Psychodynamic therapy
An approach that looks for the origin of present difficulties in early relationships and in what remained unconscious.
What it means
Less structure, more room for what emerges. The central tool is the relationship between client and therapist, in which old patterns repeat and become visible.
How it differs
It usually takes longer than behavioural approaches and doesn’t work with homework. Its strength is depth; its cost is time.
See also
Transgenerational transmission
The passing of patterns, rules and unprocessed distress from generation to generation, mostly without words.
Avoidance
Retreating from what triggers distress — the fastest relief and the most reliable way of making sure the distress stays.
Bullying
Repeated, deliberate hurting in which power is unevenly distributed.
