Who We Are
We are a collective of psychoanalytic psychotherapists based in India with a keen interest in research and inquiry on topics related to psychoanalysis, society and culture. This platform serves as a space where one can both seek psychotherapy and reflect on the practice and theory of psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalysis begins at the assumption that there exists an unconscious; that knowledge about ourselves lies beyond our conscious awareness. Based on this fundamental principle of psychoanalysis, learning to speak about and listening to oneself is at the heart of treatment in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
As the speaker finds a reliable point of address, many therapeutic effects begin to arise. Through ordering and organizing one’s complaints, one finds a firmer footing to navigate the sometimes chaotic and all-pervasive nature of one’s suffering.
The process of psychotherapeutic treatment is highly individualized to suit the requirements of the patient. While therapy aims for one’s long-term well-being and needs time to reach an enduring resolution to our inner conflicts, at moments it can be experienced as challenging. It can involve remembering and discussing difficult aspects of life, and can thus evoke uncomfortable feelings.
The burden of witnessing, however, is made lighter when hosted by the therapist’s receptive, attentive and non-judgemental presence. Over time, therapy allows a person to gain adequate psychic distance from their symptoms and thereby to open up new possibilities of relating and being.
Who We Are
We are a collective of psychoanalytic psychotherapists based in India with a keen interest in research and inquiry on topics related to psychoanalysis, society and culture. This platform serves as a space where one can both seek psychotherapy and reflect on the practice and theory of psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalysis begins at the assumption that there exists an unconscious; that knowledge about ourselves lies beyond our conscious awareness. Based on this fundamental principle of psychoanalysis, learning to speak about and listening to oneself is at the heart of treatment in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
As the speaker finds a reliable point of address, many therapeutic effects begin to arise. Through ordering and organizing one’s complaints, one finds a firmer footing to navigate the sometimes chaotic and all-pervasive nature of one’s suffering.
The process of psychotherapeutic treatment is highly individualized to suit the requirements of the patient. While therapy aims for one’s long-term well-being and needs time to reach an enduring resolution to our inner conflicts, at moments it can be experienced as challenging. It can involve remembering and discussing difficult aspects of life, and can thus evoke uncomfortable feelings.
The burden of witnessing, however, is made lighter when hosted by the therapist’s receptive, attentive and non-judgemental presence. Over time, therapy allows a person to gain adequate psychic distance from their symptoms and thereby to open up new possibilities of relating and being.