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Psychoanalytic Therapy

A therapy that focuses on the unconscious. The therapist and client work together to uncover repressed memories to see how these experiences are currently influencing an individual's thoughts and behaviors. Based on the psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud.

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What is Psychoanalytic?
A therapy that focuses on the unconscious. The therapist and client work together to uncover repressed memories to see how these experiences are currently influencing an individual's thoughts and behaviors. Based on the psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud.
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