Bringing psychoanalysis to life
While standard therapy focuses on thoughts, feelings, and relationships, we believe psychoanalysis heals by accessing a dimension of signification that is otherwise than the meanings that are available to reflective consciousness. It explores those aspects of our being-becoming that Freud described as under repression. These psychoanalytic ideas resonate with the spiritual wisdom of Eastern and indigenous traditions and the rigorous frameworks of 20th-century structuralist and post-structuralist philosophy.
Share what brings you here, in your own words. There is no need to define it perfectly, the process begins from wherever you are.
You’ll be matched with a clinician, and together you’ll begin to establish a rhythm of sessions. The focus is not on immediate answers, but on creating a space where something meaningful can unfold.
Over time, patterns begin to take shape in ways that may not have been visible before. The work deepens through consistency, attention, and openness to what emerges
At Hollywood Psychotherapy, we distinguish between traditional psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. While formal psychoanalysis traditionally requires at least three sessions per week, few people today can manage that level of commitment. At Hollywood Psychotherapy, we believe that psychoanalytically informed therapy is the next best thing to traditional psychoanalysis, offering a valuable alternative for those unable to engage in the full process. We have found that patients can benefit from psychoanalytic listening and make progress even when attending sessions only once or twice a week.
