Integrative Psychotherapy
After many years of learning about different approaches to therapy, I've come to understand that there is no one approach superior to all others. What is truly effective is to understand what the client needs in a given moment. Integrative Psychotherapy allows for a better adaptation of the work to the distinctive characteristics and needs of each client, enabling both therapist and client to utilize the best tools based on the type of problem, personality, and stage of therapy.
In my practice, I combine the following modalities:
Psychodynamic understanding of psychological problems, providing a deep focus on the roots of current difficulties by exploring early life experiences, relational patterns, and unconscious conflicts. This helps us understand why certain patterns were developed.
Experiential Therapies (such as Emotion-Focused Therapy), with a deep focus on active working through emotions. For a profound and lasting change to happen, we need to go beyond intellectual insight and engage with feelings on a felt level, allowing for emotional release and reorganization.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), providing practicality and structure to the process. CBT helps to identify, challenge, and modify unhelpful thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors that maintain emotional distress.