By Kerri Stout


Life is not always a bed of roses and this means that situations that cause us pain happen more often than we would like. However, not all is lost with the existence of contemporary psychoanalysis. This modern therapy serves to help us deal with situations that bring us down. These issues affect our lives in one way or another and if not properly dealt with may have devastating effects.

The psychoanalysis field has been changing in the past years with incorporation of different fields and works of different scholars. Sigmund Freud was the first scholar to deal with psychoanalysis and is thus usually referred to as the father for this branch of human life. The modern psychoanalysis field deals with self-purpose building, boosting personal growth, giving a pathway to emotional healing and giving a chance for the building of wonderful relationships be it with our neighbors and friends or the entire world.

This modern field gives much importance to the perspective and experiences of the individual client which are unique and quite subjective. Traditional types of analysis only considered what the psychoanalyst brought forward as the gospel truth. In this new method the analyst and the client work hand in hand through the healing process and help the client understand and give meaning to life through collaboration with the analyst and possibly other people.

It enhances deep understanding of the world around you and the finding of inner meaning of one's life for the sake of building better relationships. This field combines many different approaches to help the client. Thus it may be considered a wholistic sort of therapy. The focus is on present as well as past experiences to fully understand the client through dialogue.

One to one with the patient is the recommended treatment for patients since privacy is of utter importance making the patient feel free to express their emotions without holding anything. Facial expressions, non-verbal and body movements should be keenly observed as they are ways of communicating and expressing emotions. To enhance privacy, online therapies are picking up which are handled through video conferencing

Traditionally the sessions are held on a personal level with face to face consultations between the client, the analyst and other people involved. The field is changing very fast to incorporate people who can only manage few hours. There has been effort by some analyst to do the sessions online by employing such tools as conferencing. The personal consultations give a chance to the analyst to keenly observe the client and evaluate progress. They use non-verbal cues in addition to other forms of evaluation to gauge the progress.

There are other materials provided by some analyst to enable a faster healing process. Books and videos offering advice and the different ways of dealing with certain issues may be offered for the benefit of the client. These materials are also important to clients who only manage very few hours of sessions due to busy schedules or to emphasize on the lessons learnt from the personal sessions.

Looking for an analyst need not be a very tasking affair. Their training and skills, level of experiences and membership in psychoanalyst movements need be considered. In addition referrals and testimonies from other people who have dealt with them are important. Life may not always work out as expected. Pain may be inevitable and may be for prolonged durations of time. The effects of this pain may be untold but with modern psychoanalysis the problems should be easily solved.




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