As an adjuvant to your efforts, consider an evaluation to learn whether psychoanalytic therapy or psychoanalysis might be useful to you. There are many types of psychotherapy available which focus nearly exclusively on behavioral change. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is somewhat unique in that it focuses on deepening ones awareness of ones unconscious processes. That is, it is devoted to helping the individual to become increasingly more aware of feelings, motivations and thoughts that may exist outside of their awareness. This, in turn, helps individuals to become more aware of maladaptive patterns that interfere with achieving personal and professional goals.
Therapy takes place on a once, twice or three times a week basis.
Although psychoanalytic therapy can be helpful in addressing many difficulties, some people prefer a more comprehensive approach to resolving repetitive, conflictual patterns that interfere with their getting the most out of their lives. They seek an approach that will enable them to alter their life trajectory. In this intensive treatment individuals meet, four or five times a week, on an ongoing basis with a psychoanalyst with the aim of understanding their issues and conflicts in greater depth. For those that can not afford this type of treatment, it should be noted that Washington has an unusual number of low fee resources available. Thus, inability to pay need not be a deterrent.