Emil Hjertmann

Psychodynamic therapy explores how earlier experiences, and feelings you may not be fully aware of, shape your life today. Patterns that show up in your relationships, and sometimes in the relationship with the therapist, become something to understand together. It is often used for recurring difficulties with mood, relationships and self-esteem.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a structured method for working with distressing memories. While you briefly bring a memory to mind, the therapist guides you through bilateral stimulation such as eye movements or taps, which can help the memory feel less intense. It is best known for its use after traumatic experiences.

Exposure therapy helps you face what you fear gradually and in a planned way, rather than avoiding it. Step by step, at a pace agreed together, the fear usually becomes smaller and easier to manage. Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of it used for obsessions and compulsions.

Mentalization-based therapy helps you understand what is going on in your own mind and in other people’s: the feelings, needs and intentions behind what people do. Strengthening this ability can make emotions and relationships feel less confusing and easier to handle. It was developed for people whose emotions and relationships often feel intense and unstable.