Hannah Weiss

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

When I first learned about psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic (sometimes called psychodynamic) psychotherapy, I pictured an austere-looking Freud perched behind a couch, listening to his patient talk with only the occasional utterance of acknowledgement or insight. This is a commonly held idea; yet, it doesn’t hold true for more contemporary forms of psychoanalytic therapy. I place a greater emphasis on the relational components of psychoanalytic treatment. Together we will explore your inner experience -- your thoughts, feelings, images, sensations, and dreams -- as they have related to influential experiences in your past, and as they manifest in the context of our relationship.