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Psychodynamic Therapy

  • 02-02-2019 5:09pm
    #1
    glenjamin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm looking for a bit of advice for a friend of mine. She is currently suffering from depression and has a long history involving her father attempting suicide which she witnessed, her father cheating on her mother, other family issues, aswell as previous relationship troubles including abuse and rape.

    She has so far refused to get any kind of counselling or speak to anyone and continues to bottle up her feelings. She is on medication which doesn't seem to work or improve her. She gets easily overwhelmed by the slightest of issues.

    I've asked her repeatedly since last year to see someone and she keeps telling me 'soon'. I've done a bit of research on types of counselling that may suit her and psychodynamic therapy seems to be the one that could have some benefit to her.

    Can anyone recommend a good psychodynamic therapist or possible other type of therapist based on what I've said above in the Dublin area? If I can find a good one for her it might be easier to convince her to go.

    If this is the wrong place to post this can a Mod move it?

    Thank you.


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  • #2
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    glenjamin wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm looking for a bit of advice for a friend of mine. She is currently suffering from depression and has a long history involving her father attempting suicide which she witnessed, her father cheating on her mother, other family issues, aswell as previous relationship troubles including abuse and rape.

    She has so far refused to get any kind of counselling or speak to anyone and continues to bottle up her feelings. She is on medication which doesn't seem to work or improve her. She gets easily overwhelmed by the slightest of issues.

    I've asked her repeatedly since last year to see someone and she keeps telling me 'soon'. I've done a bit of research on types of counselling that may suit her and psychodynamic therapy seems to be the one that could have some benefit to her.

    Can anyone recommend a good psychodynamic therapist or possible other type of therapist based on what I've said above in the Dublin area? If I can find a good one for her it might be easier to convince her to go.

    If this is the wrong place to post this can a Mod move it?

    Thank you.

    Hi

    We cant advise on individual therapist on this forum. However, in the stickies all the accreditation bodies that license therapists will give you contact details.

    Your friend seems to be going through a lot, perhaps a referral by her GP would be good. Lots of issues that a psychologist may be able to provide more support after a comprehensive assessment.

    Psychodynamic may indeed be a good fit, however, other therapies may work equally well. An assessment really is the first step, this can inform therapy, medication will likely complicate issues, therefore, proper assessment is needed.

    Plesse dint just choose a random therapist, psychological assessment is needed


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