What to expect at Melbourne Dynamic Therapy
Efficient, effective and empathic Therapists in an exceptional practice managed solely as a private enterprise for the benefit of the patients and clients that come to us for help.
Whether ours is a piece of brief focal psychodynamic work, of cognitive problem-solving or of solution-focused short-term therapy, the required length of time is usually undetermined until our work has progressed to a point when we agree together that our pre-determined goals have been met. Only then will a date for termination be safely set, and implemented by mutual agreement.
We offer in intensive and bespoke therapy process, a process where we aim to do more than just provide short-term band-aids for your difficulties. In a thoroughgoing therapy our efforts together go towards changing the roots of the any problem as it arises in the therapy, so you can make real life changes in a sustainable way.
Our first sessions will involve an evaluation of your needs. By the end of this evaluation, we will be able to offer you some first impressions of what our work will include, and a treatment plan to follow if you decide to continue with therapy. Our normal evaluation period is 2 to 4 hours of sessions. During this time, you and your therapist can both decide if they are the best person to provide the help you need in order to meet your goals for you. You should evaluate this information along with your own opinions of whether you feel comfortable working with your therapist. Therapy involves a commitment of time, money, and energy, and you should be careful about the therapist you select. If you have questions about our procedures, you should discuss them whenever they arise.
If we agree to continue together in a therapeutic relationship, we usually schedule one session per week, at a time we agree on. You will be asked to agree to attend therapy sessions regularly. In case you cannot keep your appointment, you agree to call, text message, or e-mail us at least 24 hours in advance to cancel. Because the scheduling of an appointment involves reserving a specific hour for each client, the no- show/less than 24-hour cancellation fee is equal to the session fee. We usually cannot reschedule in the same week an appointment that is cancelled within the 24-hour period.
How We Might Help
We offer a unique skill set and style that can help you recognize and overcome the automatic, unintentional, unconscious thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that keep you in repetitive, self-defeating patterns that may unintentionally be maintaining symptoms and life struggles. Our conversations may help shed light on factors in your life, ones that you can’t yet see, that may be keeping you stuck. As you come to better understand the forces that have combined to create problems for you in the past, you can find new resolve and solutions, and the energy you need to practice them.