What is analysis/ psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy and who is qualified to practice?
Psychodynamic counselling, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and analysis: These are forms of therapy in which the client and the therapist spend a regular amount of time together on a regular basis, looking at any issues which the client wishes to raise concerning him/herself. The client talks in conditions of confidentiality and the therapist will not reveal what is said. Therapist and client do not have any dealings with each other apart from these meetings and, thus, the therapist should not know the client or close relatives or friends of the client socially or in any other way. The therapist does not touch the client or prescribe drugs or direct the client in any way, by giving advice etc. An accredited counsellor (i.e. a counsellor who has completed an accredited training course and worked further hours to obtain BACP accreditation) will see clients once a week. An accredited psychotherapist will see clients up to three times a week. An accredited analyst will see clients up to five
