Analytical Therapy

Analytical therapy is based on psychoanalysis. Its object is the investigation of psychic life, the unconscious. It is a therapy based on speech and free association. The deployment of speech, the development of a two-person discourse will encourage the emergence of manifestations of the unconscious, conflicts and resistance. 

Thus, the therapist supports you in understanding the current suffering and conflicts that you are experiencing in light of your past experiences and relationships that could not be resolved. 

In a safe environment, the therapist supports you in order to become aware of what escapes you, what causes suffering and sometimes prevents you from moving forward.

What is analytical therapy?

Analytical therapy is a form of psychotherapy derived from psychoanalysis. It aims to explore the unconscious processes that influence psychic life, relationships and symptoms. Through speech, free association and the progressive elaboration of discourse, the patient is invited to make sense of what repeats itself, causes suffering or hinders his or her personal development.

Unlike approaches that focus solely on the symptom, analytic therapy is concerned with the subject's singular history, past experiences, early relationships and how they continue to act in the present.

Why take up analytic therapy in Berlin?

Living in Berlin, especially as a French speaker or expatriate, can awaken deep-seated questions: feelings of isolation, relationship difficulties, identity crises, anxiety, or diffuse malaise. Analytical therapy offers a safe space in which to store these experiences and understand them in depth.

At Centre Pensées, we offer analytical psychotherapy in French in Berlin, enabling patients to express themselves in their mother tongue. This linguistic dimension is essential, as it facilitates access to the most subtle affects, memories and associations.

Who is analytical therapy for?

Analytical therapy is designed for people facing :

• relationship or emotional difficulties

• anxiety or depressive disorders

• a feeling of emptiness, blockage or repetition

• identity or existential questions

• persistent internal conflicts

It is particularly suited to people wishing to engage in in-depth work, in a process of self-understanding rather than in an immediate or standardized solution.

How does analytical therapy work?

Analytical therapy takes the form of regular sessions, usually once or several times a week, depending on the framework defined together. The patient is invited to talk freely about whatever comes to mind, without censorship.

The therapist listens, supports psychic elaboration and intervenes in a measured way to encourage awareness of the unconscious processes at work. The therapeutic framework - regularity, confidentiality, commitment - is a central element of analytical work.