Prachi Vij, BACP

Psychodynamic approaches and online therapy options

Psychodynamic therapy explores how early relationships and past experiences shape current feelings and patterns. It helps people notice repeated ways of thinking and relating, and gives space to understand why those patterns keep happening. This approach can be useful for issues like attachment difficulties, long-standing relational problems and unresolved grief.

In sessions that address trauma and abuse, psychodynamic work focuses on how painful memories influence mood and behaviour today. The aim is to make sense of difficult material gradually, so people can relate to themselves differently and reduce intense emotional reactions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide what methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. That conversation can evolve as therapy progresses and priorities change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video suits in-depth conversations and non-verbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life and different time zones while keeping the focus on steady therapeutic progress.