Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy explores unconscious process, defences, transference, and repetition of early relational patterns in current life. Work is often long-term with paced depth. It does not diagnose.
Free association, interpretation, dream and fantasy material, silence, and recurring relational themes are studied. The therapist offers neutrality and patience; depth is managed with countertransference awareness.
Goals may include meaning and relational transformation beyond symptom control; aims are revisited collaboratively.
It is not a brief homework-driven protocol; no medication or forensic decisions.
Acute risk prioritises safety structuring.
In PsychSupervisor, psychoanalytic selection summarises defences, transference, and interpretive openings as decision support.
How it appears in the app
In PsychSupervisor you choose Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy as the theoretical frame when opening a case; the session transcript is read through that lens. The report is organised under five standard headings: Session Overview Summary, Developmental Assessment, Session Evaluation, Theory-Based Evaluation of Therapist Interventions, and Recommended Therapy Plan. After speaker roles are assigned, text is structured in the selected approach; evidence-mode sections stay tied to the transcript, while narrative-mode sections may summarise flow. Outputs support supervision and record-keeping as clinical decision support; they do not assign diagnoses, prescribe medication, or replace emergency care. The clinician verifies the transcript and retains final clinical judgment.
Other theories
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy
- Masterson Approach
- Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
- Schema Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Integrative Psychotherapy
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