Psychodynamic
Therapy

Intensive Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is a form of therapy that aims to quickly uncover and resolve unconscious emotional conflicts that contribute to psychological symptoms.

 

ISTDP focuses on helping people experience and process repressed emotions—often related to early attachment trauma—by identifying and working through defence mechanisms, anxiety, and unconscious guilt.

 

The therapist actively challenges defences and encourages emotional breakthroughs to promote lasting change in a relatively short period of time.