What is Psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Psychodynamic psychotherapy assumes that behavioral and emotional problems in the present are caused by early psychodynamics of one’s past. When these connections are made and the past dysfunctions are processed and separated from, the behavioral and emotional manifestations that exist in the present change. The goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy is to experience “truth.” This “truth” is encountered through the breakdown of defenses. The client learns to be honest with him or herself and becomes a more authentic person. The more one lives in their “truth,” the more their symptoms will dissolve.
