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
Parental burnout
Exhaustion, emotional disconnection from your child and the feeling that you're not a good parent — a state the field recognised relatively recently.
Jealousy
Fear of losing a relationship, which shows up as control, checking or withdrawal.
Emotion regulation
The ability to recognise a feeling, bear it and give it shape — without being swept away and without having to switch it off.
