It sounds funny to say, but one of the few places these days for private thoughts is in the shower. Otherwise, we're busy sorting out, looking after, getting answers, and moving on. It's so easy to forget that thinking over can be productive and pleasurable also. I like to work with people who can be curious about whether talking with another person can really make a difference.
In my experience, psychoanalysis is the preferred treatment for certain complaints that refuse to respond to your will. I think of analysis as a process of exploring the deepest layers of the mind where unspoken emotions linger, separated from and unavailable to the conscious thinking mind. A collaborative analysis of fantasies, dreams, conflicts, and feelings is a fascinating and transformative journey into self-awareness.
In my experience, psychoanalysis is the preferred treatment for certain complaints that refuse to respond to your will. I think of analysis as a process of exploring the deepest layers of the mind where unspoken emotions linger, separated from and unavailable to the conscious thinking mind. A collaborative analysis of fantasies, dreams, conflicts, and feelings is a fascinating and transformative journey into self-awareness.
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I think 'stuck' is the first word that comes to mind when people describe why they need help. I believe we humans respond well to a pattern of regular sessions. The warmth we feel when familiarity grows and the trust we feel when reliability becomes a given allows a relationship to emerge for speaking the deepest truth, wondering out loud, listening, and thinking together.
Hair pulling (trichotillomania) makes an unwanted, gripping demand that overrides your 'will to stop'. It makes you feel as if one part of your mind takes partial ownership of the other part, rather than being a part of it. The outcome is visible damage to your body and many invisible wounds to the self.
It's a strange phenomenon that when we're talking with another person we don't always know exactly what we're saying or what we mean. An interpretation, offered by a therapist, is a piece of common sense that doesn't happen to occur to you. This bit of illuminating and surprising knowledge feels confirming, and can prompt a change in your capacity to think, understand, and grow.
I work with patients from late adolescence through every stage of adulthood. In the case of trichotillomania, I'm happy to meet with parents of younger children to discuss my approach to treatment, and answer your questions and concerns. We will consider my fee during the initial session. As I do not work directly with insurance companies, the treatment contract is between patient and therapist, which assures confidentiality.
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