In-person Sessions
Meet in a calm, private space where ISTDP therapy can accelerate symptom reduction, increase intimacy and decrease chronic pain.
Virtual Sessions
Connect with your therapist from home to explore your defenses, process trauma, and alleviate chronic pain by using a focused and intense approach.
ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy) is an evidence-based and highly attuned therapeutic approach designed to be rapid and highly effective in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, self-attacking thoughts and behaviors, relational challenges, and chronic somatic conditions in the body. People turn to ISTDP when they feel as though traditional talk therapy is ineffective, or they feel motivated to experience a more structured, intense psychotherapeutic modality known for effective and rapid results.
In ISTDP Therapy, you will have an initial session to see if you are a good candidate for ISTDP. Your therapist will introduce you to the modality and collaboratively work with you to set a healthy goal, while noticing and monitoring emotional responses and protective defenses as they arise in the moment. Powerful techniques will be applied, all within the safety of a strong, loving, and trusting therapeutic relationship, developed over time.
Some clients may provide written consent for their therapist to videotape sessions to review and/or seek supervision post-session. Although this is not mandatory, many clients feel the unique benefits of their therapist’s studying of their body language, anxiety, and emotional defenses outside of their scheduled sessions. The therapist will talk you through this option if it interests you.
ISTDP therapy is an accelerated modality, producing quicker and more effective results.
ISTDP helps uncover deeper feelings, internal conflicts, and protective defenses that may be keeping painful patterns in place. As this process unfolds in the care of a safe and strong therapeutic alliance, clients release old emotions they felt unsafe to feel, increase awareness of their automatic defenses, and decrease or fully eliminate chronic psychosomatic symptoms.
One of the key benefits of ISTDP therapy is that it is highly experiential and reparative, not focused on just insight and awareness. It helps you notice and feel emotions and defenses showing up in real time, within your body, and within your relationships. This method can rapidly lead to reduced anxiety and depression, less emotional avoidance, an increase in joy and emotional freedom, a greater ability to tolerate feelings without becoming overwhelmed or shutting down, and deeper intimacy with yourself and others.
01
ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy) is an accelerated treatment known to alleviate symptoms more rapidly. It is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps remove protective barriers impacting emotions, intimacy and the body.
02
ISTDP is a more active and focused form of therapy that works directly with emotions as they arise during the session. Instead of only talking about problems, the therapist helps you experience and understand emotions in real time to create meaningful change.
03
ISTDP therapy is used to treat anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, emotional avoidance, chronic pain, psychosomatic symptoms, and patterns that feel difficult to change despite insight.
04
ISTDP can be more direct than most forms of therapy, but is done with consent and care. The therapist works collaboratively with you to help identify and block emotional defenses, offering you a new emotional experience within a safe relationship.
05
Although the name includes “short term,” the length of therapy can vary depending on the person and their goals. Some people experience meaningful shifts within a relatively short time, while others continue therapy for deeper work.
06
During sessions, the therapist helps you explore emotional reactions, bodily sensations, and patterns that arise in the moment. This process helps uncover underlying emotions and beliefs that may be influencing your experiences and relationships.
07
Yes. ISTDP therapy is often used to treat anxiety and depression by addressing the underlying emotional conflicts and patterns that contribute to these symptoms.
08
Yes. ISTDP therapy can be conducted through secure virtual sessions, allowing you to participate in therapy from the comfort of your own space.
ISTDP therapy can help you better understand your emotions, reduce anxiety, and create meaningful change in how you relate to yourself and others.
