What problems can psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy help with?

Many problems or difficulties lead people to seeking help and support. The most common difficulties are:
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Relationship problems
  • Bereavement and other losses
  • Traumatic experiences
  • Childhood sexual abuse
  • Other difficult early life experiences
  • Struggles with life transitions
  • Feelings of emptiness and hopelessness
  • Struggles at work
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Sense of loneliness or alienation
People sometimes seek out psychotherapy or psychoanalysis because life has lost its meaning, or they feel stuck in relation to their adult development and relationships.