*Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

If you're at all familiar with psychodynamic approaches to psychotherapy, you've probably heard them referred to as "insight oriented." The premise is simple: by exploring the therapeutic relationship (usually and especially via transference) and connecting these experiences to relational themes in the patient's past and present, she can develop deeper insight into conflictual relational patterns that are causing or exacerbating mental health symptoms. This premise seems soph