Object Relations Therapy focuses on people’s early childhood relationships. The “object” in this theory refers to a person. Object Relations theory states that people are deeply impacted by early relationships, even more so if these relationships are abusive, neglectful, or unhealthy. People’s earliest relationships help them form mental images. These images impact future relationships.
Object Relations Theory states that people often engage in a process called “splitting.” Splitting is when people categorize relationships as being either good or bad. In reality, relationships are generally not entirely good or bad. They have healthy parts, unhealthy parts, and have ways of relating that are in between.
Your therapist will help you to see all aspects of relationships. They will help you understand how your earliest relationships affect your ways of relating in the present. By helping you develop healthier ways of relating within counseling, you can more easily take these ways of relating outside of the counseling space.
**************Not currently accepting new clients******************************* Whether you are trying to sort through difficult thoughts and emotions, finding help for your child, or just trying to find healthy balance in your life, I will do my best to help you get there. By means of a warm, supportive approach to therapy, I strive to provide quality, evidenced based services to assist...
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Iris Yankelevich, Clinical Director of YES Psychotherapy Services and her team work with individuals, families and couples as well as children and adolescents, we are also dealing with a large spectrum of emotional issues: depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, relationship issues, stress at work, self-esteem, career related issues and others. Our team offers a powerful mindfulness approach ...
It is our potential to have fulfilling and meaningful lives, expressed through our love and our work. Therapy supports individuals realizing this potential. Therapy is effective at alleviating acute stress, anxiety and depression and in turn finding meaning in the difficulties and struggles of life. My goal is to help you live a life with greater calm and acceptance, greater resilience in the f...
We are a Practice of 6 highly talented Psychotherapists. We believe in real, practical Transformative Psychotherapy focusing on more than just symptoms, helping each client live his/her happiest life through Positive Psychology. We use Mindfulness Techniques to help understand your thoughts and feelings and how these manifest in your body: yesterday, today and projecting into the future. Our te...
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I work with adults and couples suffering from anxiety, depression, and grief and loss. My counseling approach is based on mutual trust facilitating an exploration of both past and present relationships and experiences. My desire is for each client to discover a truer and more fully integrated sense of self, freedom in relationships, a richer life experience, and hope for the future. Whatever th...
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