The E. M. Lippett Psychoanalytic Referral Service
The E.M. Lippert Psychoanalytic Referral Service provides referrals for psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children in the San Diego area.
Who Should Consider Psychoanalysis or Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy?
Work with a therapist may help one understand and resolve some of the following problems:
- Relationship difficulties
- Self esteem concerns
- Depression and anxiety
- Unresolved grief and loss
- Sexual anxieties
Psychoanalysts and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists:
- Are highly trained licensed mental health professionals
- Undergo advanced post-graduate training with extensive clinical supervision
- Come from a variety of professional backgrounds (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers) before undergoing advanced training in psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy
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What Is Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy?
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy utilizes the principles of psychoanalysis, is a more focused and circumscribed treatment and is usually two or more sessions weekly. As with psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy is often indicated for people with considerable strengths, emotional resources and motivation for change.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy strives to increase self awareness and enhance the individual’s ability to apply this awareness to daily life.
What Is Psychoanalysis?
As a form of treatment, psychoanalysis is based on the theory that individuals are often unaware of many factors that determine their emotions and actions. This lack of recognition can lead to unhappiness, sometimes in the form of recognizable symptoms and other times as troubling personality problems, difficulties in work or in relationships, or concerns with self esteem including depression and anxiety.