Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Parenting is no easy task, and most parents likely feel, at least some of the time, as if they are doing an imperfect job. Any number of challenges, from environmental factors such as poverty ... Read More

A recent randomized controlled study of therapy for treatment-resistant depression produced evidence that a brief trial of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) may have large ... Read More

Throughout childhood, our loved ones and others teach us implicit and explicit rules for how to be in a relationship—e.g., “When I do x, you do y,” or, “You do not do x, I do x. ... Read More

When people asked him how long therapy should take, Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, would say it is “impossible to know the length of a person’s stride in the journey ... Read More

Anxiety can manifest in a variety of ways in the human body. It can make us tense in our large, voluntary muscles, activate the involuntary muscles of our internal organs, and even cause ... Read More

Every system of the body is vulnerable to physical illness. This is common sense. But did you know every system of the body is vulnerable to emotional discord as well? The nervous system, ... Read More

Are ISTDP therapists self-important, or is there a really good reason we invite you to talk about our relationship with you during therapy? Can talking about our relationship be a useful ... Read More

In the face of our depressed moods, friends, loved ones, and even our therapists may say things like, “Stop doing that to yourself!” or “Get over it!” We may even say to ourselves, ... Read More

Mindfulness is kind of a craze these days, in the psychotherapy world and elsewhere, and for good reasons. The capacity to accept and reflect upon inner states is an important part of any ... Read More

Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP), like all psychotherapy models, is a set of ideas and strategies used to form a healing relationship with another human being. Like therapists ... Read More