Category Archives: Counselling & Psychotherapy

What happens when language fails in the therapy room? When a client reaches for words and finds only metaphors, silences, or tears? In psychoanalytic work, these moments are not signs of failure but indications of something deeper: the presence of the unconscious, of affective material that has not yet—or perhaps cannot ever—be fully symbolised. ThisContinueContinue reading “Where Language Fails, Unconscious Begins”

Silence in psychotherapy is often heralded as a cornerstone of depth-oriented practice, particularly within the psychodynamic tradition. Yet, its application is far from a simple pause or absence of speech. It is a dynamic and deliberate tool. This tool demands both timing and attunement to the relational field. As a psychodynamically trained mental health professional,ContinueContinue reading “Harnessing Silence in Therapy: A Tool for Empowerment”