The Therapy Journal
This is where psychotherapy steps out of the session and into conversation. From our defences that shape our daily lives to the emotions that drive our choices, these pieces explore the human mind through a psychodynamic lens.
Whether clinical or cultural, every post asks the same question: what happens when we stop avoiding our feelings?
Where therapy meets everyday life…
Four Thousand Hours: A Reflection on Depth, Distance, and the Digital Room
After four thousand hours of online psychodynamic work, I’ve learned that profound emotional work is possible when convenience meets courage. It depends on what both therapist and client can bear to feel, and what they can stay with long enough to transform. Depth work goes beyond ‘fixing’ surface-level symptoms. Here, we build the capacity to feel, experience your emotions and tolerate anxiety. So you can stop letting the history you carry dictate your present and derail your potential future. This is the path to emotional freedom…
The Therapist’s Silence: What It Really Means
Behind the room: Psychodynamic therapist Rick Cox explains silence in therapy: it is not an awkward absence, but a courageous container for emotional avoidance. Learn how this focused attention facilitates containment and breakthroughs in depth work.