INTENSIVE SHORT-TERM DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY (IS-TDP)
Studying various methods for treating mental health conditions, I searched for what would deliver the most effective and immediate results. Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (IS-TDP) turned out to be superior to any other methods I found. This model requires the therapist to be both emotionally responsive and analytically acute to help patients move from suffering to healing.
I am grateful to have received rigorous training in this model from two gifted therapists, Dr. Patricia Coughlin and Jon Frederickson, MSW as well as the ongoing support of the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association. IS-TDP integrates the best features from Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy, Relational Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Trauma Focused Therapy.
INTENSIVE SHORT-TERM DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY (IS-TDP) IS NOT JUST A TECHNIQUE, BUT A WAY OF UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
Difficulty making decisions, feelings of shame, sadness, self-criticism, insecurity, struggling in relationships, helplessness, perfectionism, self-destructiveness as well as ruminating about the past, and obsessing about the future, are indicators of emotional disconnect.
YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF WHAT YOU’VE EXPERIENCED.
What happened in your past can’t “unhappen”. The way you perceived and responded to these experiences has shaped who and how you are - your operating system- which now influences how you relate to the world and to yourself.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS CAN STEM FROM IGNORING YOUR EMOTIONS.
Avoiding feelings requires you to create and maintain a facade, constructed to hide your true self, rendering you cut off from authentic connections. This avoidance is an automatic response that often takes place without your full awareness. Until a precise connection to these unconscious feelings is made, persistent problems will remain an ongoing struggle. Helping you bring these dynamics into your awareness is a crucial part of therapy.
THIS THERAPEUTIC APPROACH HELPS REVEAL UNDERLYING FEELINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.
Together, we can bring them safely into consciousness, where they can be fully experienced and handled directly.
Instead of accepting the status quo, this approach offers an effective way to acquire an honest view of yourself and develop new ways to relate to yourself and others.
You can expect me to be highly engaged in this process until your goals are met.
RESEARCH ON IS-TDP
Recent studies suggest that this strategic short-term method can offer effective long-term improvement. Informed by current understandings of neuroscience, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (IS-TDP) integrates traditional psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), and experiential therapies. Learn more about this evidence-based method by starting with WIKIPEDIA/ISTDP