According to American Psychologial Association, Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychologists are trained to know about how things we are not aware of can cause us to act in ways that feel out of our control. “Therapy looks at how our experiences shape who we are and how things from the past can make us react poorly to the present. Therapists pay attention to how the client feels about speaking with them, and they are trained to understand and work with strong feelings (or even the absence of feeling at all) non-judgmentally in ways that help people apply what they learn in therapy to their lives. The specialty addresses many emotional and mental problems. Every person and situation is different, and the therapy is tailored to meet the needs of the client. It addresses depression and anxiety, fears and panic, problems in relationships, being overly self-critical, eating disorders, physical pain, a lack of direction and purpose, and just plain not feeling right” Here at Mental Peaks Therapy, we understand that the factors that make up who we are as people are very complex and they are often rooted in our past experiences. We are here to help you discover what is in the unconscious, and bring it back to the surface through meaningful exploration of earlier life experiences, purposeful probing of underlying motivations, interpreting dreams, and creating the safe environment to reflect on the meaning of our actions/reactions which can lead to deep understanding of self, change and growth.