What the Heck is Psychotherapy Anyway and How Does it Apply to My Life?
Today, we’re sitting down with Meredith Glidden who is a licensed creative arts therapist and psychoanalyst to answer the question: What is psychotherapy?
She is a psychotherapist with a private practice in New York City, and works with adolescents and adults with a specialty in substance use. She has presented on intersections of psychoanalysis and creative arts therapy and she’s currently a board member of the Institute for Expressive Analysis where she also serves as their Director of Admissions.
Meredith is going to walk us through the meaning and impact of a psychoanalysis and let us in on the definitions of the important terminologies in relation to the psychotherapy. Make sure to stay tuned ‘til the end because she will also touch on the idea of attachment. Let’s dive in!
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Show Notes
[00:01 - 7:01] Opening Segment: What is psychotherapy?
I introduce the topic for this episode
Meredith further defines Psychoanalysis
Going in and going deeper
A vulnerable commitment to yourself
Understanding the why instead of changing it
[7:02 - 35:01] Defining Psychotherapy, Psychodynamics, and other Terminologies
Psychoanalytic work happens more frequently compared to psychodynamic therapy
Breaking the stigma of psychotherapy
Defining the unconscious mind
Drives our behaviors
Driver seat metaphor
Defining free association
Verbalizing thoughts that come to mind
Not a linear thought pattern
What it means when we say “defenses”
Something that safeguards our mind that would cause anxiety
Meredith talks about examples of defenses
Significance of Dreams
Taking note of the images and story lines of our dreams
Understanding transference
Helps recognize patterns
[35:02 - 39:44] Understanding the Idea of Attachment
How we interact and connect with people
Final words
Connect with Meredith Glidden on Psychology Today!
Tweetable Quotes
“I believe that it’s really the relationship that heals.” - Meredith Glidden
“It is such an incredible gift to yourself to think more deeply about your own mind.” - Meredith Glidden
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