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Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and Psychiatrist who lived between April 1901 and September 1981. He has been described as the French Freud. The reason for this particularly faltering similitude, is that Lacan draws on the ideas of Sigmund Freud but takes them in a radically different direction. Lacanian Psychoanalysis not only focuses on […]

Object Relations are an important area of Psychoanalysis, first described by Melanie Klein in 1921. The term Object Relations can confuse some people who presume it refers to human relationship to external objects. In fact the term refers relationship to our internalised objects found in the human psyche. In Object Relations theory, objects are usually […]

The concept of Transference is one of the most important contribution Sigmund Freud made to the field of mental health. He did so in his role as the forefather of not only Psychoanalysis, but also of Psychology in general. During initial assessments with patients at The Melbourne Centre of Psychotherapy we take time to explain […]

Interpersonal Therapy (ITP) is a therapeutic modality that draws upon on a number of techniques from the eclectic field of Psychology. Interpersonal Therapy (ITP) is however primarily focused on the relationships the patient has with other people. As such Interpersonal Therapy (ITP) is a therapeutic modality that is particularly interested in the impact significant people […]

When most people think of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they are likely to imagine a person who is obsessed with being clean. An image arrises of someone constantly organising things, or washing their hands over and over. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is however a lot more complicated and for the people living with it, it’s a […]

More recently myself and the other practitioners that work at the centre have observed a trend in that most of our patients readily mention that they are anxious but are less likely to identify when they are experiencing fear or stress. Furthermore, our patients often perceive fear or stress, as anxiety. Most certainly there are […]

Good therapy from an experienced Psychologist or Psychotherapist is designed to improve all area of your life including your finances. It is an investment into your own well being, which in turn should mean that all aspects of your life including your career and finances will improve. Therapy does this in part because it has […]

Given the significance of the business name “The Melbourne Centre of Psychotherapy”  defining the term ‘Psychotherapy’ strikes me as particularly important. Furthermore given that the term Psychotherapist is not a legally protected title in Australia, defining the term ‘Psychotherapist’ feels necessary to draw attention to the credibility and professional integrity with which we ause the […]

Accessing therapy through Telehealth is a convenient and practical means to take care of yourself without leaving your home. Practitioners at The Melbourne Centre of Psychotherapy have a preference for seeing patients in person but most of us are happy to do Telehealth when needed.  We have greater access to the subtle communication of body […]

First, let’s look at the reasons partners or spouses attend couples therapy:It is a common myth that couples counselling is only needed when a couple have decided to seperate or are in the process of separating. It is true that couples counselling can help a couple to ‘seperate with love’. Attending couples therapy is however […]