DURABLE CHANGE THROUGH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy can bring relief from mental strain quite quickly...
- -but its deepest benefits take effect after the close of the therapy. The particular strength of this form of talking treatment lies in its effectiveness in promoting development. It enables the patient to resume his or her psychological growth, and to live with increasing purpose and composure.
- On its website, the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) draws together research papers on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and concludes: 'There exists a large number of outcome studies which have alternately examined the efficacy of short-term and long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy and the efficacy of psychoanalytic psychotherapy for specific conditions. Of particular note is the consistent finding from this research of significantly increased long-term follow up effect sizes: patients continue to make considerable gains long after treatment has ended. There is also evidence that non-psychoanalytic forms of therapy may be effective because of the inclusion of psychoanalytic techniques and process.' www.bpc.org.uk, 2024.
- The analytic treatments do not produce a diagnosis as much as a unique theory of the patient. Therapist and patient work on this together. It takes time but can be very effective in bringing relief from such conditions as anxiety and depression, in mitigating trauma, and in promoting development.
THE THERAPIST
PETER RIGG
email: office@peterrigg.com
Phone (for messages only): 07568 157781
Normally I will reply within 24 hours by email or phone, and we can agree upon an initial consultation session.
My standard fee is £75.00 per fifty-minute appointment.
The first step is that we meet for a consultation session to think about what you are looking for, and whether or not I might be helpful to you. This meeting can be useful in itself, even if we do not decide upon a course of therapy.
If we arrange for you to come into therapy, we will decide on a session time which you can observe consistently, and a starting date. Then I will write you a formal letter putting our agreement in writing, and the therapy can begin.
where?
Room 111, Ducie House, Ducie Street, Manchester M1 2JW.
It is best to come to Ducie House no earlier than five minutes before your appointment, to avoid waiting outside. Press the bell for Unit 111, and I will release the door remotely to admit you to the building.
Please wait in the entrance area with the yellow seats, and I will come and bring you to the consulting room.
MY REGISTRATION
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Registered with the
British Psychoanalytic Council
Registration: 21334
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Registered with the
United Kingdom
Council for Psychotherapy
Registration: 06158760
what is the therapy?
We all have thoughts, feelings and impulses of which we are unaware, or which we do not stop to think about.
The psychoanalytic therapies seek to cast light on them, helping to bring lasting, long-term flexibility and decisiveness to life and relationships.
These treatments are derived from psychoanalysis, which was founded by Sigmund Freud in the first half of the twentieth century. Freud saw his patients for four or five sessions per week. This type of work is still offered and is of great value, but is provided only by a psychoanalyst. If that's what you're looking for, you should consult the Institute of Psychoanalysis for details.
The analytically-based therapies which I offer are:
- Psychoanalytic psychotherapy, which has a frequency of three sessions per week, and
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy, which is conducted in one or two sessions per week.
Advice for GP practices
An effective option, in central Manchester.
Patients suffering from depression or anxiety, or otherwise struggling with their thoughts or feelings, can find relief in diagnosis and medication, or can be treated in the Adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme. With persistent symptoms, however, psychoanalytic psychotherapy can be a powerful treatment. It pays attention to hidden or ignored mental activity, in a systematic and creative way, and strengthens the patient's independence and individuality. This can bring lasting self-assurance, and an enhanced capacity to derive satisfaction from life.
The strength of psychoanalytic psychotherapy lies in its effectiveness during the treatment, but also, crucially, for an extended period after the therapy has come to an end.
This was shown in the 2015 Tavistock Adult Depression Study of patients suffering from long-term treatment-resistant depression, which found, for example, that 44% of the patients who were given 18 months of weekly psychoanalytic psychotherapy no longer had a major depressive disorder when followed up two years after therapy had ended.
The Study also demonstrated that those receiving the psychoanalytic psychotherapy derived significant benefits to their quality of life, general wellbeing and social and personal functioning. (https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk)
I am a convenient choice for patients living or working in central Manchester. I am happy to see enquirers for an initial consultation, or to meet GPs or practice managers who would like to discuss what psychoanalytic psychotherapy can offer.
