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There are many "fast fix" forms of therapy out there. These approaches promise change through gimmicks that may offer short term relief, but don't get at the root of our troubles. During my internship and graduate work, I studied and learned to practice from a contemporary or relational psychoanalytic approach. What does this mean?
A relational psychoanalytic therapy is deeply focused on helping a patient uncover the often unconscious patterns of relating to themselves and others in the context of the relationship with the therapist. Sometimes this can involve insight into the past, but it is actually a uniquely present, "here and now" focused form of therapy.